[Swordmaker]

"Even a piece of junk will qualify" for the
"Windows Vista Capable" designation, wrote one
(MS) employee in an e-mail that Tilden read out loud.

[JoJo Gunn]

During his presentation, Stephen Rummage, a lawyer with Davis Wright Tremaine who represented Microsoft, argued that the case did not merit class-action status, since each customer who bought a "Windows Vista Capable" computer had different information at the time of the purchase.

Shakespeare was right.... 

[NonValueAdded]

Oh boy, I’m about to become a member of the class-action-winner set! That means I’ll get a coupon for a small bag of fries at Mickey-D’s or 50 cents off a Starbucks drink or something equally as useful. The lawyers will get a Malibu beach house with a pair of Lexus SUV’s in the garage.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Jim Allchin, then the co-president of Microsoft's Platforms and Services Division, wrote in another e-mail, "We really botched this. ... You guys have to do a better job with our customers."

These emails are damning.