A US judge has given the go-ahead for consumers to file a class action lawsuit against Microsoft for providing misleading information about Windows XP computers being able to run Vista.
Redmond"s "Windows Vista Capable" labels first appeared on computers in April 2006, even though the firm"s latest operating system didn"t get a general release until January last year. According to Associated Press the class action lawsuit, which was certified by US district judge Marsha Pechman last Friday, will specifically look at whether Microsoft"s labels generated artificial demand for computers in the 2006 run-up to Christmas.