Microsoft might be trumpeting the success of its Windows Vista operating system, but it would appear that there are plenty of early adopters less than thrilled with their Vista upgrade performance.
Could Microsoft be facing a flurry of legal action following judge\'s ruling regarding misleading \'Windows Capable\' labels? Credit: OddSock/Flickr.
Specifically, a federal judge has this week potentially opened the legal doors for disgruntled consumers who believe that Redmond-based Microsoft Corp. is guilty of misleading them via Windows XP computer systems labelled as “Windows Vista Capable.”
The class action lawsuit, which has been certified by U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman, was filed originally by two individuals claiming that Microsoft’s “Vista Capable” label has left XP computer owners short-changed after taking receipt of insufficiently powered systems only able to host the very basic version of Windows Vista.
In her certification, judge Pechman reduced the lawsuit’s focus down to whether Microsoft’s “Windows Vista Capable” labelling led to artificial consumer demand for computer systems throughout the 2006 holiday period prior to the January 2007 launch of Windows Vista.
The two Vista complainants behind the lawsuit did not participate in Microsoft’s Vista upgrade program, which was devised by the American software giant to assist those consumers who purchased XP-equipped computers before the official emergence of Windows Vista.
Microsoft Corp. has commented that it is currently reviewing the judge’s ruling.
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