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Microsoft sued over Vista-to-XP downgrade policy
All about Microsoft —
... Microsoft is under legal siege again over Vista. This time, a consumer is suing the company for using its monopoly power to force her to pay to downgrade from Vista to XP on a new laptop. The Seattle Times provides a synopsis of the suit:“Emma Alvarado bought a laptop from Lenovo on June 20, 2008, with Windows Vista Business preinstalled. She paid Lenovo ‘an additional $59.25 in order to ‘downgrade’ her operating system to Windows XP Professional.’ Alvarado is seeking class-action status.” I’m curious who set the price point for the downgrade. And if it was Lenovo, why isn’t ...
Microsoft Sued Over XP Downgrade Charges
Homotron.net —
... competition in the market. ... "
The class status proposed for the suit includes any US resident who "purchased a computer with the Windows Vista operating system for their own use and not for resale at any time during the four years preceding the date of filing of this complaint and paid to downgrade to the Windows XP operating system." If their numbers add up, that would be one third of just about everyone who's bought a Vista PC in the last four years.
Microsoft sued over charge to downgrade Vista to XP [Seattle Times]
Microsoft Sued For Charging To Downgrade Vista To XP
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP —
... with the Vista operating system and to pay additional sums to ‘downgrade’ to the Windows XP operating system. …
“To date, nearly one in three consumers purchasing a new computer has paid to downgrade the operating system from Vista to Windows XP.”
This is interesting since I would have to agree that charging should be prohibited. What do you think?
Comments welcome.
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Windows XP downgrade suit against Microsoft is dismissed
All about Microsoft —
... on a new laptop. On February 22, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington agreed with Microsoft and dismissed Alvarado’s amended complaint – which seemingly added Windows 7 to the list of available operating systems from which Alavarado was unhappy about having to choose for her Lenovo PC). The original complaint stated that: “ Consumers have encountered numerous problems using the Vista operating system , and these problems have been widely publicized in various media outlets. As a result, many consumers would prefer to purchase a new computer ...
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