Microsoft Vista to launch
Moldova.ORG -- More than five years people were waiting the new software from Microsoft. Windows Vista was released for businesses Nov. 30, but the unveiling for consumers of the latest edition of Windows — which runs more than 90 percent of the world's PCs — was scheduled for Tuesday around the globe. Vista retails for $100 to $400, depending on the version and whether the user is upgrading from Windows XP.
In Tokyo, about 80 people lined up at the Bic Camera Department Store to become the world's first consumers to own Vista. Also were present celebrities and executives on hand as a large-screen TV displayed a countdown to the midnight launch.
When users boot up Vista for the first time, they'll be wowed by the slick 3-D graphical user interface and document icons that give at-a-glance previews, Gates said. He said the next wow comes when people start using a system-wide search program that Microsoft's engineers built into both the operating system and new versions of Microsoft Word, Excel and other Office 2007 elements, which also hit store shelves at midnight.
Gates said Microsoft actually wasn't pushing midnight sales events — after all, the software will be available as a download over the Web for the first time.
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