Tag archive: Marsha Pechman

Almost two years ago, Microsoft was sued over stickers that claimed particular PC's were “Vista capable”. These stickers were designed to help consumers feel confident in buying a PC before Vista shipped, resting comfortably in the knowledge that, once Vista got out the door, their new machines would be able to run it. Except that turned out to be not-quite true: sure, the machines could run the most basic version of… Read More

A judge has sentenced Seattle-based "Spam King" Robert Soloway to just under four years in prison on charges related to fraud and failing to file a tax return. Prosecutors have asked that Soloway be sentenced to nine years in jail for sending tens of millions of spam messages using a "zombie" network of compromised Windows PCs ; however, judge Marsha Pechman noted that legislation governing spam was very new territory,… Read More