Vista launches to muted applause
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MS says the 'Wow' starts now - audience says ssshhh... Vista has been delayed so many times that the audience didn't seem surprised that the start time slipped back by twenty minutes. About two hundred journalists and Microsoft partners gathered at the British Library conference centre for the launch event this morning.â¦
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By Bob Mims, The Salt Lake Tribune  Jan. 31--Microsoft's retail launch of its new Vista computer operating  system was marked Tuesday not with a bang, but with something more than a  whimper.
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The Microsoft operating system is improved by SP1, but Windows Vista still is missing some features we'd like to see.
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Microsoft has launched the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment public beta.
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While software-geek society greeted the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft's much-hyped new PC software, with mostly bored skepticism (CNET called it "warmed-over Windows XP"), the new souped-up operating system could have major implications for the digital media business.
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Those eager to try out the newest release of Windows Vista, which has received positive reviews from analysts and testers alike, can rest easy: RC1 is now available to the general public. Microsoft expects the latest beta code to reach 5 million people through the Customer Preview Program.
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By Benjamin J. Romano, The Seattle Times  Jan. 29--NEW YORK -- Microsoft is calling for the world's attention today  as it launches Windows Vista and Office 2007, new versions of the two products  used by millions and responsible for most of the company's profits.
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OS, Office and Exchange hit corporates today Microsoft finally launches Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange today. Sort of.â¦
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Microsoft Corp.  launched Windows Vista for businesses on Thursday, unveiling the first major upgrade of its dominant operating system in five years and predicting that over 200 million people will run new Windows, Office or PC server software by the end of 2007.
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By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Jan. 28--LET OTHERS SORT OUT FLAWS OF WINDOWS VISTA: It's finally here.   Windows Vista, the long-awaited successor to XP, hits stores on Tuesday.  You'll be hearing a lot about it between now and then.
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Now that Windows Vista has been unleashed onto an expecting public, a number of minor issues have cropped up in the new operating system. Microsoft has already posted a handful of hotfixes for those running into issues, although they aren't critical enough to be published on Microsoft Update.
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By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.  Feb. 1--Whether Microsoft Corp.'s new Vista operating system succeeds or  flops might depend less on what individual users think than on the opinions of  computer gurus at large institutions and corporations.
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With Release Candidate 1 now out the door, Microsoft is putting what it calls the "fit-and-finish" on Windows Vista's user interface, and the company is looking for feedback from users testing out the beta release.
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The pick of the bunch Site offer Vista has finally arrived. As of 30 January, Microsoft's new operating system was released to the general public.â¦
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While it may seem that the launch of Vista is off to a hyped start with this week's launch, there's a reason for that: As of December, 60% of consumers had not even heard of the new OS, according to Forrester Research.
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While Microsoft trumpeted Vista worldwide on Tuesday, the Internet abounded with postings from people unimpressed or downright disappointed with the new operating system.
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By Josh Brown, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Jan. 31--Microsoft's long-awaited operating system Windows Vista was  released to the public on Tuesday, but few consumers took notice.