Microsoft launches Windows Vista
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After waiting what seemed to be an eternity,Microsoft has finally got the consumer version of Windows Vista out the gate today. Bill Gates compared the launch of Vista to the release of Windows 95 almost twelve years ago and said that "Vista will be key to its era" just like "Windows 95 was key to its era."
The launch of Vista is in a dimension of itself, even if there aren't lines of people waiting for Windows Vista going on sale. Steve Ballmer claimed that the Vista launch is the biggest in software history (as was Windows 95 in 1995), stating that the software will be available in 70 countries, "thousands" of OEMs and 39,000 retail outlets around the globe. The software will be sold in 19 languages right away and will expand to 99 languages by the end of the year, Ballmer said.
Aside from new features, Microsoft mentioned the quality of Vista, and this may be the most apparent factor where the new software differs from Windows 95. While Windows 95 was plagued by driver issues, Vista comes with 31,000 certified drivers right away and Microsoft claims that 1.5 million devices are supporting Vista already. Also, according to Microsoft, there are more than 2500 software titles certified for Microsoft.
The launch of Vista is in a dimension of itself, even if there aren't lines of people waiting for Windows Vista going on sale. Steve Ballmer claimed that the Vista launch is the biggest in software history (as was Windows 95 in 1995), stating that the software will be available in 70 countries, "thousands" of OEMs and 39,000 retail outlets around the globe. The software will be sold in 19 languages right away and will expand to 99 languages by the end of the year, Ballmer said.
Aside from new features, Microsoft mentioned the quality of Vista, and this may be the most apparent factor where the new software differs from Windows 95. While Windows 95 was plagued by driver issues, Vista comes with 31,000 certified drivers right away and Microsoft claims that 1.5 million devices are supporting Vista already. Also, according to Microsoft, there are more than 2500 software titles certified for Microsoft.
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