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Ballmer: "Vista and Office 07 biggest launch event in Microsoft's history"
30 Nov 2006 14:54 | Dusty | Windows | Vista
Amid the typical marketing hyperboles tossed around at today's launch event at Nasdaq, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made one statement very clear. He referred to today as the biggest launch event in the company's history and deemed Vista and Office 2007 "the two most significant releases we've ever done."

Including all components to the two headlining product launches, more than 30 new Microsoft products were made available today for businesses, like the new Exchange Server, a new rights management infrastructure for Office, and the flagship "enterprise" editions of both Vista and Office 07.
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Get Vista & Office for Watching Videos
30 Nov 2006 14:45 | Dusty | Windows | Vista
Microsoft wants you to experience the Zen of Vista & Office together. So, if you watch three online videos each for Windows Vista and Office 2007 within 30 days of registering you'll get a free copy of each product per person.
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GamesforWindows.com Now Live!
22 Nov 2006 14:25 | Dusty | Windows | Vista | XP
Today, the new GamesforWindows.com launches! It won't keep you from overeating at Thanksgiving dinner, but it will be the source for the latest games, hardware, and news for Games for Windows.
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Q&A: Windows Vista Released to Manufacturing
08 Nov 2006 14:28 | Dusty | Windows | Vista
As Windows Vista hits the Release to Manufacturing milestone, Microsoft looks back at what it took to build the most heavily tested, highest quality and most secure operating system in the company’s history.
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A Transcript of Microsoft's CES Presentation
06 Jan 2006 07:57 | Webmaster | Vista
Keynote Remarks by Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation.
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Windows Vista Developer FAQ
15 Aug 2005 03:08 | Dusty | Vista
Microsoft has but together a Windows Vista Developer FAQ that lets you find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions concerning Windows Vista and WinFX Basics. Everything from setup and hardware issues, to questions about future plans and about what it all means.
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Anti-MS group aims to block Microsoft from releasing Windows Vista
09 Aug 2005 07:08 | Dusty | Vista
A public interest lawyer who is also intending to run as a Republican in the 2006 Illinois gubernatorial race is taking his fight to Microsoft in hopes of preventing the company from releasing what he calls "bad code." Andy Martin of The Committee to Fight Microsoft on Tuesday announced his intentions to block Microsoft from releasing Windows Vista. Martin intends to ask Microsoft for an unconditional warranty that the operating system is free of bugs that could result in security vulnerabilities.

Talk about being unrealistic, this Andy Martin should probably get his feet back on mother earth before doing anything at all. The whole story can be read over at BetaNews for those who are interested.
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Microsoft recommends standalone graphics cards for Vista users
06 Aug 2005 06:48 | Dusty | Vista
The last couple of years there has been a ongoing trend towards integrated graphics cores in office and home personal computers. However this might change when Vista is released next year as Microsoft recommends those who would like to install Windows Vista, to get standalone graphics cards due to their higher performance when rendering graphics user interface (GUI) of the upcoming operating system (OS).
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Windows Vista will end DVD Piracy
28 Jul 2005 07:46 | Dusty | Vista
Microsoft just announced the beta release of an assortment of operating systems (OS), tools and programs that intend to elevate user experience and productivity when using the next version of its operating systems and programs. Although most of these new offerings will not be ready for official release before one and a half to two and a half years by now, they already get a lot of attention through the online publication press.
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A look inside Windows Vista Beta 1
27 Jul 2005 10:36 | Dusty | Vista
PCMAG share their experience after trying their hands on Windows Vista Beta 1. The Beta 1 version is aimed at developers and IT shops, and obviously lacks many of features that will be seen in the final version of Windows Vista, which is still over a year away. However, it does give a good impression of what Microsoft is trying to achieve with Vista.
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Windows Vista Beta 1 Available to MSDN Subscribers
05 Aug 2005 05:27