Another big batch of Microsoft e-mails

More internal Microsoft e-mails were unsealed today in the Windows Vista Capable lawsuit, detailing the wrangling that took place inside the company and across the industry before and after the operating system's January 2007 launch. The plaintiffs are using the messages to support their contention that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was involved enough in decisions to warrant a deposition.

Read the complete filing here: PDF, 48 pages.

Portions of some of these exchanges have been disclosed previously. For example, in one section, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and others discuss and react to the problems PC users -- including Microsoft executives -- were having following the launch.

Other sections of the filing show ...

Retailer Best Buy raising a variety of concerns about Windows Vista about a year before the launch;
Industry analyst Rob Enderle taking Microsoft to task for the way it was dividing Windows Vista into different editions (SKUs);
Microsoft PR people prepping Ballmer for interviews with specific reporters;
A summary of a meeting between top Microsoft executives and Gartner analysts;
More messages detailing the fallout from Microsoft's decision to relax the requirements for the Windows Vista Capable designation.
HP dealing with a crush of support calls about the Windows Vista Express Upgrade program, including a brief message from HP CEO Mark Hurd to Ballmer on the subject.

Earlier coverage:
HP's Hurd complained to Ballmer about rocky Vista upgrades
Emails show Microsoft's internal reaction to Walt Mossberg column
Irate e-mails reveal HP, Microsoft strife
Vista suit links Microsoft, Intel CEOs