Guru3D.com
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • Channels
    • Archive
  • DOWNLOADS
    • New Downloads
    • Categories
    • Archive
  • GAME REVIEWS
  • ARTICLES
    • Rig of the Month
    • Join ROTM
    • PC Buyers Guide
    • Guru3D VGA Charts
    • Editorials
    • Dated content
  • HARDWARE REVIEWS
    • Videocards
    • Processors
    • Audio
    • Motherboards
    • Memory and Flash
    • SSD Storage
    • Chassis
    • Media Players
    • Power Supply
    • Laptop and Mobile
    • Smartphone
    • Networking
    • Keyboard Mouse
    • Cooling
    • Search articles
    • Knowledgebase
    • More Categories
  • FORUMS
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT

New Reviews
G.Skill TridentZ 5 RGB 6800 MHz CL34 DDR5 review
Be Quiet! Dark Power 13 - 1000W PSU Review
Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GamingPRO OC review
Core i9 13900K DDR5 7200 MHz (+memory scaling) review
Seasonic Prime Titanium TX-1300 (1300W PSU) review
F1 2022: PC graphics performance benchmark review
MSI Clutch GM31 Lightweight​ (+Wireless) mice review
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 processor review
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 processor review
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 processor review

New Downloads
CPU-Z download v2.04
Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 31.0.101.4090
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 23.1.2 (RX 7900) download
GeForce 528.24 WHQL driver download
Display Driver Uninstaller Download version 18.0.6.0
Download Intel network driver package 27.8
ReShade download v5.6.0
Media Player Classic - Home Cinema v2.0.0 Download
HWiNFO Download v7.36
MSI Afterburner 4.6.5 (Beta 4) Download


New Forum Topics
Forspoken implements Microsoft's DirectStorage API, offers faster load times but lowers frame rate RTSS Overlay Editor Megathread Info Zone - gEngines, Ray Tracing, DLSS, DLAA, TSR, FSR, XeSS, DLDSR etc. New Upcoming ATI/AMD GPU's Thread: Leaks, Hopes & Aftermarket GPU's AMD Polaris (RX 400/500) users unable to play Forspoken Extreme 4-Way Sli Tuning Best liquid 360 AIO for Intel but which... Display Driver Uninstaller Thread Review: Be Quiet! Dark Power 13 - 1000W PSU Performance for Free: Unlocking Resizable Bar for unsupported AMD GPUs (Polaris, VEGA, Radeon VII)




Guru3D.com » News » MS may owe $8.5b for misleading Vista logo

MS may owe $8.5b for misleading Vista logo

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 01/26/2009 12:00 PM | source: | 0 comment(s)
US District Court Judge Marsha Pechman late Thursday has released figures which reveal that Microsoft could be responsible for as much as $8.5 billion in damages for its allegedly misleading Vista Capable program from mid-2006 to early 2007. Testimony from an expert witness as well as a University of Washington economist determines that enough PCs were sold as upgradable from XP to Vista during the period that Microsoft theoretically owes between $3.92 billion and $8.52 billion for the costs needed to upgrade these PCs to Windows Vista Home Premium or better.

At the heart of a suit is an accusation that many of the PCs factored into the damages were given the Vista Capable logo despite lacking the graphics chipset or other hardware necessary to run all of the features in more advanced Vista versions, such as the Aero Glass interface.

Microsoft has publicly denied any attempts to mislead the public and already claims the damage values are exaggerated beyond what would be granted if the plaintiffs won the case.

However, internal Microsoft e-mail published by the court shows Microsoft as having bowed to repeated requests by Intel to certify a low-end mainboard chipset as Vista-capable despite Microsoft objections both before and after the certification took place. Intel chief Paul Otellini is believed to have met his Microsoft counterpart Steve Ballmer as part of this pressure and would thus suggest knowledge of the plan at the company's highest level







« Danamics drops LM10 liquid metal cooler · MS may owe $8.5b for misleading Vista logo · SunBeamtech Acrylic HTPC chassis review [Guru3D] »


Guru3D.com © 2023