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Microsoft bill for 'Vista Capable' put at US$8.52B 
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Microsoft bill for 'Vista Capable' put at US$8.52B
Damon Poeter Jan 26, 2009
Demand for PC components may have fallen off a cliff in recent weeks, but Microsoft could be forced to pony up for US$8.52 billion-worth of memory and graphics cards, according ...
 
Analyst claims Vista Capable made Microsoft over US$1.5B 
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Analyst claims Vista Capable made Microsoft over US$1.5B
Iain Thomson Jan 6, 2009
An expert witness in the case against Microsoft over its Vista Capable has claimed that the company made over US$1.5 billion as a result of its Vista Capable marketing campaign.
 
Microsoft, not Intel, scrapped Vista capable hardware requirements 
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Microsoft, not Intel, scrapped Vista capable hardware requirements
Damon Poeter Jan 1, 2009
Newly released court filings point to ex-Microsoft VP Will Poole as the prime mover in removing WDDM requirements for the Vista Capable logo campaign, while Intel merely wanted ...
 
Ballmer must testify in Microsoft Vista capable suit 
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Ballmer must testify in Microsoft Vista capable suit
Damon Poeter Nov 25, 2008
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been ordered by a federal judge to make a deposition about his 'unique personal knowledge' of facts relevant to the class-action lawsuit, ...
 
Microsoft downgraded Vista Capable specs to help Intel 
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Microsoft downgraded Vista Capable specs to help Intel
Egan Orion Nov 17, 2008
Numerous emails exchanged by Microsoft and Intel executives have revealed that Microsoft knowingly cut its 'Vista Capable' PC specifications to help Intel flog rafts of cheap kit.
 
Ballmer denies involvement in Vista Capable 
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Ballmer denies involvement in Vista Capable
Iain Thomson Oct 7, 2008
In a written deposition to court Steve Ballmer has denied all knowledge of the Vista Capable marketing program that resulted in a against his company.
 
Microsoft objects to Vista Capable class-action 
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Microsoft objects to Vista Capable class-action
Iain Thomson Mar 11, 2008
Microsoft has appealed against the decision to afford class action status to the Vista Capable lawsuit.
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