Employers refusing to pay for Vista startup time

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I can see this hitting the Mac commercials.

Firms charge employees for Vista boot-up times
TIGHT ARSED employers are refusing to pay employees for the 20 or so minutes it takes for their computers to boot-up or shut down.

Apparently it has become an issue since the introduction of Windows Vista where boot up and log out times are a lot longer. Several outfits – including AT &T, United Health Group and Cigna – have refused to stump up for time that their employees are idle waiting for their computers to get in the mood to do some work. It could only happen in America and since the companies are in the Land of the Free they are also now being hit by some serious class actions.
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...mployees-vista