More dirt in 'Vista Capable' lawsuit

You know an e-mail is going to be juicy when its subject line is "CONFIDENTIAL" and it starts out: "I would prefer not to have this discussion on email." air max 90 black white >

That's how Intel's Renee James started an e-mail to Microsoft's Will Poole, discussing the company's concerns over Microsoft's "Vista Capable" program. Intel was particularly up air max bw femme set over Microsoft's plan to require Vista Capable machines to have graphics cards that would support Vista's new driver model, as its 915 chipset was not planned to have that supp nike air max classic bw black ort.

Microsoft eventually did drop that requirement, a shift that is now the subject of a class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs in that case charge that, by cav nike air max classic bw white ing to Intel, Microsoft allowed sub-optimal Vista machines to be sold with the Vista Capable sticker.

The exchange between James and Poole is just one of many  air max 90s new e-mails detailed in the latest court filings, which were noted Thursday by Seattle-area tech site TechFlash.

TechFlash has the full court filing up on its Web site, so if it's a slo air max 90 shoes w Friday, by all means give the article and the documents a read. If you don't have time, here are some of the juiciest bits:

• Intel CEO Paul Otellini called Microsoft C nike air max 90 boot EO Steve Ballmer personally to air his complaints about the program, which initially didn't call for machines running Intel's 915 chipset to qualify for the Vista Capable sticker.

• While Sony was pleased Microsoft decided to allow the 915-based systems to qualify even though they lacked a Vista graphics driver, Dell was confused, given that such syste nike air max 90 sneakers ms wouldn't qualify for a Vista logo once Vista started shipping. HP meanwhile, was peeved, because it had invested in pricier graphics chips to support Vista's WDDM (Windows Displ nike air max 90 black ay Driver Model) graphics requirement.

• Jim Allchin was described variously as "beyond being upset" and "apoplectic" over the decision, while other Microsoft worker air max 90 boots s described it as bad for customers.

In an e-mail--one that I'm sure is a favorite of the plaintiffs' lawyers--Allchin says "I believe we are going to be misleading customers with  nike air max 90 women's the Capable program."

Computer makers "will say a machine is Capable and customers will believe that it will run all the core Vista features," Allchin wrote. "The fac nike air max 90 infrared t that aero (Vista's new graphics theme) won't be there EVER for many of these machines is misleading to customers."

During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried has changed beats  

 several times, changed genders once, and covered both of the Pirates of Silicon Valley. These days, most of her attention is focused on Microsoft. E-mail Ina. Topics: Windows, Microsoft Tags: Microsoft, Vista Capable, Vista Capable lawsuit, Windows Vista, Intel Share: Digg Del.icio.us Reddit Facebook Twitter