This lawsuit is BS. They are suing because their machines came with vista basic and they say that vista basic shouldnt be counted as vista capable . Another BS lawsuit against A big company.Its the same as Xp Upgrade,home,pro, each OS has certain feature sets.I hate america

Ouch.

I don't think this is going to happen. Not this amount.

If it did though, it would certainly eclipse Sony's potentially lost billion.

I'm starting to wonder if gaming in general is in for some rough sh_t ahead...

this isnt about hardware this is about people buying vista basic systems and wanting to use premium and not understanding that the systems can only run that version.

During his presentation, Stephen Rummage, a lawyer with Davis Wright Tremaine who represented Microsoft, argued that the case did not merit class-action status, since each customer who bought a "Windows Vista Capable" computer had different information at the time of the purchase. For instance, a Microsoft Web site provided information about the various editions of Vista, while magazines, blogs and even some retailers also explained the distinctions.

"We know that there was a wealth of information available to the public," he said. "They have not presented the court with a single document showing what people were told."

Plaintiffs' attorney Jeffrey Thomas countered that it made sense for the case, which was filed by two plaintiffs, to proceed as a class action because all the individuals who bought "Windows Vista Capable" PCs were united in that "each person in our class did not get what they paid for."

Armchair Microsoft Defensive Force Assemble! is bs .Its not about being defensive for MS its about knowing whats right and whats a bunch of morons not reading labels

there goes there games profit.

maybe the labels should've read "vista basic capable" or "vista premium capable" instead of just plain old "vista capable" cause to the average joe that might mean any version of vista could be installed on the computer... just a thought

Hahahaha.

serves them right. False advertising.

There shouldn't even be Windows Vista. We want FREE Windows 7 for whom bought Vista.

Everyone knows that this case is going to be dismissed.. microsoft wont have to pay a cent. Alls this is is a few lawyers trying to scare microsoft with high numbers so they settle for low numbers so they actually get something.... but i think they wont get a cent when the judge dismisses this trial

if you could sue them for this, then u could sue nvidia for making a 7800 gtx more powerful then an 8600 lol

just cause these people didnt know the difference between vista basic and premium doesnt lie on microsofts shoulders

They still got windows vista... and they got what they paid for... they paid cheap... they shouldnt expect a computer that could run vista premium lol

alls this is is people looking for handouts... "only in america"

It's not the first time Microsoft does this. Back in the 90s, the minimum system requirements for Windows 95 were way too low. Many people with old system bought the OS, only to find out they could not run it. The minimum system requirements were actually misleading.

running on an amd athlon xp 2400+ (2ghz) with 1gb or pc2100 memory. It is the home basic version but it is still vista. The only real annoying thing is the constant asking of the OS if you are sure you want to do something. I turned that off shortly after figuring out how.

It runs pretty smooth so even though my machine is a piece of junk...it can run vista. Go figure

This OS is really no different than making a choice in options on a car. You can say you own a corvette when it doesn't come with all the fancy bells and whistles that cost sooo much more. Guess what...it is still a corvette.

By making different versions of vista, it is to educate the consumer as to which one meets their needs. If their pc isnt capable of running the full blown edition they have a choice. Upgrade their pc or downgrade their vista version. Pretty basic (IMO).

So this is where the XBL money goes to...

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau