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• Judge postpones Vista Capable trial, cites 'novel' arguments

  U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman yesterday postponed the upcoming trial of the Vista Capable lawsuit, which was set to start April 13, court documents show.

• Judge denies judgment in Microsoft Vista Capable suit

  A U.S. judge denied a request for judgment in the Microsoft Vista Capable suit, instead sending the case along to trial with a ruling Wednesday.

• Attorneys aim to reinstate 'class' in Vista Capable suit

  Attorneys are trying to get the class-action status of a suit against Microsoft's Windows Capable program reinstated by narrowing the number of plaintiffs who can participate in it.

• Judge gives Microsoft big win in 'Vista Capable' case

  A federal judge Wednesday stripped class-action status from the "Vista Capable" lawsuit that has plagued Microsoft for nearly two years, but will allow the plaintiffs to continue to sue the company separately.

• Microsoft denies it profits from Vista-to-XP downgrades

  Microsoft has denied that it makes money when users "downgrade" Windows Vista to the older XP, as a lawsuit filed last week alleges.

• Microsoft group suggested dropping 'Vista' from Home Basic

  A group within Microsoft recommended in 2005 that the lowest-priced version of Windows Vista be released without the Vista name because of concerns over "user product expectations," according to documents unsealed by a US federal court Wednesday.

• Expert: Microsoft earned US$1.5B from Vista Capable program

  An expert has determined that Microsoft may have earned more than US$1 billion from its controversial Windows Vista Capable sticker program, which is still at the center of a class-action suit being decided in a Washington state court.

• Judge orders Ballmer to testify in 'Vista capable' case

  A federal judge in Seattle has ordered Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to testify in a class action lawsuit against Microsoft that alleges the company misled consumers in a marketing campaign for its Windows Vista operating system in which computers sold with an older Microsoft OS were labeled 'Vista Capable' when in fact they could only run a basic version of Vista.

• Microsoft moves to quash 'Vista Capable' case

  Microsoft asked a federal judge Thursday to end the class-action lawsuit that has been the source of a treasure trove of embarrassing insider e-mails that have showed the company bent to pressure from Intel and infuriated long-time partner Hewlett-Packard.

• 'Vista Capable' lawyers: What did Ballmer know, and when?

  Lawyers for the plaintiffs in the Vista Capable class-action lawsuit want to grill Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for three hours to find out what he said to top executives at Intel, Hewlett-Packard and Best Buy when they complained about the marketing program and its after effects, court documents unsealed Wednesday show.

• Microsoft dissed Intel's 915 chip set before making 'Vista Capable' changes

  Months before it bowed to pressure from Intel and relaxed the requirements for its "Vista Capable" marketing program, Microsoft published an article on its TechNet Web site recommending that users avoid Intel's 915 graphics chipset if they planned on upgrading to Windows Vista, internal e-mails at Microsoft show.

• Microsoft e-mails detail internal fight on 'Vista Capable'

  Numerous Microsoft employees, including some top executives, urged their company to hold the line on the graphics requirements for the "Vista Capable" marketing campaign, both before and after the decision was made to loosen the rules, according to insider e-mails recently unsealed by a federal judge.

• Microsoft's 'Vista Capable' changes outraged HP, insider e-mails show

  A Hewlett-Packard (HP) executive was furious at Microsoft over the company's decision to loosen the requirements for its "Vista Capable" marketing campaign, internal e-mails unsealed by a federal judge on Friday show.