http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/piece-o-crap-vista-capable-machine-sue-sue-sue/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:09:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/piece-o-crap-vista-capable-machine-sue-sue-sue/#comment-599762 Doug Aamoth Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:43:27 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/piece-o-crap-vista-capable-machine-sue-sue-sue/#comment-599762 I think it has more to do with Microsoft setting the minimum system requirements to run Vista. So a hardware manufacturer says "Yeah, our computer has that stuff" and slaps a sticker on the box only to find that Vista runs like slow-moving goo. Vista runs like goo on my six-month old souped up VAIO with 2GB of RAM and a dual-core processor, though, so I guess I should be able to sue as well. I think it has more to do with Microsoft setting the minimum system requirements to run Vista. So a hardware manufacturer says “Yeah, our computer has that stuff” and slaps a sticker on the box only to find that Vista runs like slow-moving goo. Vista runs like goo on my six-month old souped up VAIO with 2GB of RAM and a dual-core processor, though, so I guess I should be able to sue as well.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/piece-o-crap-vista-capable-machine-sue-sue-sue/#comment-597869 Chuck Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:57:50 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/25/piece-o-crap-vista-capable-machine-sue-sue-sue/#comment-597869 Microsoft did not sell the hardware, I thought it was up to the machine maker to certify its Vista worthiness. Microsoft did not sell the hardware, I thought it was up to the machine maker to certify its Vista worthiness.

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