A Microsoft product manager couldn't correctly explain the "Vista Capable" marketing slogan, according to recent filings in a lawsuit that claims the company misled consumers with a prerelease Vista campaign last year - PC world

I will attempt to explain what Vista Capable really means. Maybe Microsoft will  give me that poor guys Job.

• Vista capable actually means "Vista incapable". Most computers that were Tagged Vista Capable could only run the most irrelevant version of Vista.
• The term Vista capable was actually coined to help PC manufacturers offload older machines which would become obsolete when the new OS was released.

• Any PC which sports the Vista capable badge will actually run better on XP or much better on Linux.

If you bought a PC labelled Vista capable and found out you had been mislead, I would advise you to join the class action suit which is currently going on in the US. It is alleged that Windows Vista Capable stickers the company put on PCs violated consumer protection laws and were an example of deceptive business practices.

"The suit also calls into question the fairness of Microsoft's "Express Upgrade" coupon program that allowed users to upgrade to Vista from XP machines for little or no cost after buying a "Windows Vista Capable" machine." - PC world

Microsoft has been reeling from the backlash following massive consumer disappointment, after the release of Vista. Microsoft is currently giving some dissatisfied customers the option of downgrading to XP pro. I think Microsoft should do an entire product recall on Vista. it could end up costing them millions if they wait too long.

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