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Originally Posted by bios  I personally think this is a silly lawsuit. Just because the computer can not run transparency on the desktop does not mean it can not run Windows Vista. The Vista Home Basic product does not have the Aero theme because it is designed for low-end computers and people or businesses on a tight budget. How is this logo false advertising in any way?
Let's look at the facts. The same computers running Home Basic under the logo labeled Windows Vista capable could probably have Vista Ultimate installed on them. The OS would automatically disable transparency effects. This is the case with my laptop which gets a whopper 1.0 on the system rating in Control Panel because it has no Aero, but runs otherwise great.
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Well, you may have forgot the built in "Update anytime" in Vista.
If you update a 'Intel 915' chipset PC from Basic to Premium all you will be doing is paying Microsoft more money - or - money under false pretenses, because you will still only be able to use Basic.
And, if you upgraded (in some way) from the installed XP to Premium, Vista would revert to Basic, which could have been purchased cheaper.
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But this original internal email at Dell is about their confusion about labeling PCs with XP logo, plus sticking - can be upgraded (or capable) of running Vista when it is available.
I'm sure their customers expected that Vista 'capable' or 'ready' or anything meant upgrade to the full Vista Aero (and Moviemaker) experience. (And Media Center.)
Otherwise the label should be - "Comes with Windows XP, but can be upgraded to Vista Basic with no 'Glass', Moviemaker and Media Center or snipping tool."
(May not sell many, but at least it's not deception!)