What not to blame for ‘Vista Capable’ fiasco

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Mar 12, 20081 min

In the lawsuit over the permission Microsoft granted PC makers to slap a “Windows Vista Capable” label on their machines, the great question is just who (or what) is at fault?

Not the OS itself, contends J. Peter Bruzzese, in Don’t blame for Vista for the Vista (In)capable lawsuit.

“Rather, fault should lie with those behind the ‘Windows Vista Capable’ marketing scheme. Microsoft is a large company. Executive decisions are made in terms of marketing that often have nothing to do with products themselves.”

Then again, Bruzzese fesses up that, “I love Vista, and this lawsuit will not hinder my view in any way of the OS or of the Vista development team.”

For Microsoft, however, the whole thing is an embarrassment — and one that may wind up being costly if the lawsuit proceeds.