Nvidia Corp., currently the biggest supplier of standalone graphics processors for notebooks and desktops is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by end-users for erratic behavior in the company’s ForceWare drivers for Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. The plaintiff, who has treatened to launch the lawsuit, does not ask for a lot, though, it is unclear whether the demands are going to be fulfilled.
Hundreds of end-users reported complaints about instabilities, erratic behaviour, driver bugs and other kind of issues that they faced because of Nvidia’s ForceWare drivers designed for Microsoft Windows Vista. End-users with various graphics cards, including the latest top-of-the-range GeForce 8800-series, criticized Nvidia ForceWare for poor performance and stability, something, that the logotype “Vista Ready” is not meant to say.
After not receiving a solution or an apology and after seeing that the thread with complaints had been closed and end-users expressing their opinion banned, an end-user from Yarmouth, California has decided to create NvidiaClassAction.org (at press time the site was down) web-site to let all the end-users speak about their issues and collect proofs for filing a class-action suit.
Currently the plaintiff asks for a public apology, anticipated release date of proper drivers, a small bonus/rebate (like a game or a T-shirt) for end-users who suffered from the problems that the ForceWare drivers for Windows Vista as well as removal of “Vista Ready” logotypes from Nvidia products currently sold. While the demands do not seem to be something that cannot be done, they would cause Nvidia tens of millions of dollars and, without the actual legal action, the company is unlikely to fulfill them.
