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Microsoft Sued Over Vista-Capable Claims

Software giant Microsoft has been targeted by a lawsuit accusing the company of letting PC makers label computers as "Vista capable" when they're only able to run the most basic version of the operating system...

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DJ6998d ago

Until I warned them about the true spec requirements. Same thing happened with people who bought Windows XP comps that only came with 256MB of RAM. It runs, but not very much.

hfaze6998d ago (Edited 6998d ago )

1GB should be the bare minimum RAM for Vista, period. 2GB makes Vista as usable as XP is off of 1GB...

The absolute ONLY reason to go to Vista is DirectX 10, and that's only because some PC games (and some bad-ass ones like Crysis) will require it. Other than that, there is NO reason to upgrade from XP.

I'm glad Unreal Tournament 3 will run on XP/DirectX 9. Hopefully Epic will put out a native Linux client (like they did for UT2003 and UT2004).

BIadestarX6998d ago

Where is your friend from. Hati? Man, you call yourself friend? You are telling me you are not able to donate your friend some memory? WOW, how much did he pay for that computer? 256MB? He should be running DOS let alone a new OS.

DJ6998d ago (Edited 6998d ago )

If you feel comfortable giving your friends $200~300 instead of letting them be responsible enough to buy things on their own, that's fine with me. But don't try and force your ideologies onto others; it's not appreciated. All I did was warn my friend that he needed to get at least 1GB of RAM and a high-end graphics card if he expected to run Vista properly.

And BTW, it's spelled 'Haiti'

theagony6998d ago

even 1 gig is not enough for vista. even just activating the aura theme takes 55mb of ram, where normal vista theme takes 5mb. After all vista is just a more feature added version of XP,just another ms shi**.

bladestar, you can not start your day without saying anything morone can you?

BIadestarX6998d ago (Edited 6998d ago )

"bladestar, you can not start your day without saying anything morone can you?" and you can't start your day without b!tching about anything that microsoft does.

You anti-microsoft d!cks.. can't read and don't even follow instructions. All you have to do is go to Microsoft site:

http://www.microsoft.com/wi...

Vista Home Basic
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
512 MB of system memory

Vista Home Premium / Business / Ultimate
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB of system memory

Any idiot that knows a thing or two about computers should know that one must double minimun requirements for optimal performances. Period.

Besides there is always linux or mac; which you already have or use.
uhh.. [my friend bought computer that had 256MB with windows xp and it didn't run ok....]... wanna a cookie?

EDIT: Ohh wow, you stupid idiots... all you focus on is that I miss spell Haiti.

"haiti not hati u dumbass", it's not "haiti" is Haiti and it's not "u" it's "You". I don't spell check before I post. I know how to spell Haiti very well, I was born in Dominican Republic and we share the same border.

theagony6998d ago

yes and you are just sitting on those anti ms d!cks idiot..try to have joy thats all you can do

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HuntingYou6998d ago

I see what you are saying GT, but i have a question...does MS charge you on a sliding scale? as in if you are only able to use the bare version do you pay less then people who are able to enjoy everything vista has to offer?

TO BENISME.. PEOPLE LIKE YOU MAKE ME SICK.

ben hates you6998d ago

but whoa this whole weak i've had so many disagrees its crazy and now i'm making people sick

DEIx15x86998d ago

They do charge on a sliding scale. If you run Vista Home Basic you pay less than the people who run Vista Home Premium and get the Aero.

Neutral Gamer6998d ago

Microsoft being sued?
An American company being sued?
American lawyers suing American companies?

What else is new? ::Yawn::

Funky Town_TX6998d ago

Lawyers win. Vista basic is vista. Who the "f" can run a computer with only 512 MB of ram. Vista Basic blows.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai37d ago (Edited 37d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio37d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing37d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9237d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit37d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing37d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9237d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."