Intel really was responsible for the "Vista Capable" debacle

WinInfo | at | by Mike

A court filing that was unsealed this week as part of an ongoing class-action lawsuit over Microsoft's purportedly deceptive "Vista Capable" logo program suggests that Microsoft changed the program to appease Intel. Apparently, Intel CEO Paul Otellini complained to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that Microsoft's original plans for the program would mean that millions of Intel chipsets--and thus PCs--wouldn't qualify for the sticker that compatible machines get. Microsoft changed the requirements to shut up Otellini, but angered many of its own executives as a result. "We are going to be misleading customers," then-Windows chief Jim Allchin complained at the time. "We must avoid confusion. It is wrong for customers." Well, it looks like Allchin hit the nail on the head with that one.