Microsoft Combined With Intel For A Vista Logo Disaster

InformationWeek by Dave Methvin | Feb. 29, 2008 (News Report)

Earlier, I said Microsoft, OEMs, and retailers all deserved blame in the logo disaster, but these insider e-mails have changed my opinion on apportioning blame. Many OEMs and retailers tried to do the right thing, but were both ignored and double-crossed by Microsoft's final Vista logo program so that Intel would be happy and make more money. Full Story »

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Topics: Computers, Innovation, Microsoft, Wal-Mart
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 by James Jackson - Feb. 29, 2008

I thought Vista just represented Microsoft incompetence. Turns out, in many case we can add fraud. A extremely well sourced article, which lays out hundreds of pages of source material for the reader to review.

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