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More dirt in Vista Capable lawsuit
Published 11/14/2008 at CNET News.com
Intel's CEO called Steve Ballmer personally to lobby that PCs running Intel's 915 chipset should be labeled Vista-ready. Meanwhile, both Microsoft executives and HP were left fuming once Microsoft did relent.
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