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It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them - Alfred Adler
Microsoft gets Vista unready case put on hold
LEGAL eagles working for Microsoft have managed to convince a Judge that the case should be put on hold while an appeal over whether or not it should be a class action is heard.
While the appeal is not that interesting, the Volish machinations mean that it will be a temporary halt in the discovery process in the amusing 'Vista Ready' case.
For those who came in late, Microsoft has been sued for it marketing plan which stuck Vista Ready stickers on PCs that could not actually run anything less than Vista Home effectively.
As part of the discovery process, Vole has had to turn over its corporate emails that indicate that some executives certainly knew that the idea was daft.
One Volish executive, Mike Nash, bought a laptop labelled as "Vista capable" and couldn't run the multimedia programs he wanted. He moaned that he now had a $2,100 e-mail machine
In late February, a U.S. District judge in Seattle ruled that consumers could move forward with a class-action lawsuit and it is this decision which is being appealed.
It is rare that such a decision is denied, but while the Judges think about it Microsoft has got a bit of a breather. µ
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XP Windows Update. Sure! SP2. OK.
Now my DiskGo! external USB HD will NOT be detected! Can't download the Hotfix until Lord Vole or his henchvoles email me in 48hrs! And I really NEED it ASAP, cuz me thinks the RIAA may be coming soon! Ode 2 Volestench! Curse you Voleballs! My evil NEMESIS who is some Professional bastard who is Ultimately irresponsible! How is that a service pack? How is Vista *ready*? Who's idea was Plug-N-Play voley-ball? Nay wonder they're Chiner protests!

Not ThomasXStewart Certified Authentic
Certain Pundits or may I grace term: Ner' do wells, Haunt Vistas' Late Date step back with Full Forward Rush on SEVEN.More,More. No Wonder Preperations Go Sour.
Longhorn was Great, Edge of Chair reading. Longhorn Simulation Packs, Longhorn Logos & Characterizations, It will bring Jesus back!Real Vista was 4 Years of LongHorn Reading.
Then LongHorn Turns out to be Server 2008. Well Sure it Works Great, With All That Attention for All That Time.
Vista Gets Kicked in Gut, Whats a Vista?Then Blamed for Poverty of Worlds Crummy Hardware. 
Now Get ready for SEVEN, Yesterday, Before Hardware Even Supports NT6. Journalism Sells Self Degradation as Sport.Pencils Ablaze, Eyes Glowing Red, Gim Me Dat & Pay off, Lout.Its' Der Fault, You Know.
So Silliness Rules, Yet Learn Your Lessons & await True Integrated Multi Core Hardware, Before Writing its Software.
Thomas Stewart von Drashek
"For those who came in late, Microsoft has been sued for it marketing plan which stuck Vista Ready stickers on PCs that could not actually run anything less than Vista Home effectively."

Shurely, you mean "anything MORE than vista home BASIC" !
Spoilsports
Its dead. Due process is completely dead.
I noticed that too. Isn't it anything more than Home Basic?

Any new PC could run XP. And that wouldn't be a case against Vista, right?

Hey INQ. You should find people to write who understand the products and market... Just kidding. I love you guys! Keep up the, eh, so-so, work! I know you're only testing your readers!
Vista downgrade for Acer customers? I heard that 
Acer would offering to downgrade to XP for free. Anybody know anything about the details?