Microsoft is set to begin consumer sales of its new Vista operating system at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, and the software giant is putting considerable marketing muscle behind the long-awaited launch. Chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer are expected to kick off U.S. sales of the Windows OS just after midnight on the East Coast, and retailers Comp USA and Best Buy will be keeping some stores open late, a stunt usually reserved for video game console launches.
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Microsoft’s Vista Set to Sail
Posted by: Tim Gray January 29, 2007 11:58 AMMicrosoft is set to begin consumer sales of its new Vista operating system at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, and the software giant is putting considerable marketing muscle behind the long-awaited launch. Chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer are expected to kick off U.S. sales of the Windows OS just after midnight on the East Coast, and retailers Comp USA and Best Buy will be keeping some stores open late, a stunt usually reserved for video game console launches.