HP exec furious at Microsoft over Vista Capable requirements

HP executive were left furious with Microsoft, following their decision to loosen the requirements for their Vista Capable marketing campaign. Microsoft exec, Jim Allchin, in charge of Vista’s development and delivery was also left outraged.

Allchin had told his boss, CEO Steve Ballmer, that he was not happy by the new move. Balmer had said that he was not party to the decision. This news comes as the U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman unsealed e-mails that were to do with the class-action lawsuit, which accuses Microsoft of deceiving customers.

Microsoft tried to deceive their customers by certifying that certain PC’s were able to run on Vista, when they knew that only a stripped down version of Vista Basic would work. HP spent almost $7 million making sure that their computers meet with Vista Capable requirements.

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