A lawsuit has been filed and is seeking class action status against the computer company for allegedly misleading consumers about Windows Vista. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court in Seattle and alleges people bought "Vista Capable" machines assuming they would be able to run all the Windows Vista features such as Aero Glass, Flip3D, and the Media Center interface. In fact, their machines were only capable of running the bare-bones Windows Vista Home Basic version.
The lawsuit claims Microsoft unfairly labeled PCs "Windows Vista Capable" even when the computers could only run the most basic form of the operating system. The suit claims Microsoft engaged in bait and switch by assuring consumers they were purchasing 'Vista Capable' machines when, in fact, the could obtain only a stripped-down operating system lacking the functionality and features that Microsoft advertised as 'Vista'.
UPDATE FEB.25.08
A federal judge said that consumers may go ahead with a class action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. over the way it advertised computers loaded with Windows XP as capable of running the Vista operating system. [ASSOCIATED PRESS: CLASS ACTION OK'D]
