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Microsoft nobbled ‘Vista-Capable’ for Intel
Published 11/14/2008 at The Register
Unlocked court papers show email trail High-ranking Microsoft and Intel executives were involved in a plan to re-write the Windows Vista Capable program to save both companies - and OEMs - millions of dollars, according to unsealed court documents.…
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