September 15, 2010
A federal appeals court ruling has revived the possibility of class certification in a lawsuit accusing Microsoft Corp. of claiming that the Windows Vista operating system could work on computers that didn't support it.
April 13, 2009
Finding that the lead plaintiffs in a suit over Microsoft Corp.’s allegedly misleading marketing campaign for the Vista operating system failed to show that common issues predominate with respect to two proposed narrowed classes, a federal judge has refused to certify either class.
February 19, 2009
A federal judge has decertified the class in a suit alleging Microsoft Corp. misled consumers with a marketing campaign for the Vista operating system by claiming that the product would work on computers that didn't actually support it.
January 23, 2009
An expert witness has estimated that Microsoft Corp. could owe as much as $8.5 billion to upgrade computers bought by customers who are claiming in a class action that they were duped by the software giant’s 2006 “Vista Capable” marketing campaign.
March 12, 2008
Pending an appeal, Microsoft Corp. has asked a judge to stay a class action that alleges the company misled buyers with its marketing campaign for the Vista operating system by claiming that the product would work on systems that didn't actually support it.
February 29, 2008
Microsoft Inc. may have lowered system compatibility requirements for its Vista operating system to help Intel Corp. continue selling a graphics chip, according to internal company e-mails that were disclosed on Wednesday.
February 25, 2008
A federal judge granted class action status on Friday to a suit against Microsoft over the technology giant's marketing campaign for its Vista operating system.
August 09, 2007
A federal judge on Tuesday denied Microsoft Corp.’s request to dismiss a proposed class action brought by PC consumers that claims the company’s marketing of Windows XP machines as “Windows Vista Capable” was misleading.