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Patrick James | February 28, 2008

Vista ‘Capable’ Junk PCs… How To Join Lawsuit Against Microsoft!

It seems there may be justice in the world after all… and if you’re one of the unlucky souls who bought a “Windows Vista Capable” Junk PC thinking it would actually run Vista well, you may have your chance to seek justice . A federal judge has given class-action status to a lawsuit against Microsoft for the misleading marketing scheme.

The legal firm Gordon Tilden Thomas & ll Cordell LLP filed the suit on the grounds that: “the class action lawsuit alleges that Microsoft violated consumer protection and other laws by marketing PCs as ‘Windows Vista Capable’ (supposedly upgradable to Vista when it later launched) despite the fact that consumers could upgrade only to ‘Vista Home Basic’ — a stripped-down operating system lacking the functionality and features that Microsoft advertised as ‘Vista’ and which has been described as “‘the most pointless edition of Windows that Microsoft has ever released.’”

And now the good news… If you think you deserve to be in the suit, the law firm says, fill out this online form, or send and email to classaction {at} gordontilden(.)com.

[Source: Computerworld]

Category: Techno' | Tags: Computerworld, Conflict, Digital Rights, Microsoft, PC, Protection, Vista, windows, XP

Patrick James | February 17, 2008

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John Gormley… Gormless Environment Minister!

ENVIRONMENT Minister John “Gormless” Gormley is now faced with a potentially embarrassing High Court challenge over a decision made by his predecessor to allow the M3 motorway to be built over an historic site near the Hill of Tara. The Green TD claimed when he came to office last June that he was powerless to over-turn a last-minute order made by outgoing Environment Minister Dick Roche for 2,000 year old ruins discovered last year near the Hill of Tara to be destroyed to make way for the M3. In a turbulent first day in office last June, Mr Gormley declared he had no authority to revoke his predecessor’s order, despite his so-called commitment to protecting heritage. Numerous high profile people have criticised the government’s stance on the Hill Of Tara, including most recently Dublin-born actor Stuart Townsend commenting that:

“If more people had protested against the idea of building a road on such as important site, the Government would not have even tried to go ahead with it.

But he stressed it was not too late to reverse the project, and said:

“People should let their voices be heard. This fim shows what people power can do, and Tara should be no different.

There is also a petition in place to stop the development of the motorway on the hill of Tara.

Please follow the link to Sign the Petition

Source: Dailymail [via] TaraWatch