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A Tale of Two Launch Events
Windows Vista Launch Event Photo Galleries

A New Day for Business

On November 30, 2006, Microsoft launched Windows Vista for businesses at NASDAQ in New York City.

NASDAQ, in New York's Times Square Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer eWeek's Peter Galli and ZDNET's Mary Jo Foley

The Wow Starts Now

On January 29, 2007, Microsoft launched Windows Vista for consumers at Cipriani and the Nikon Theater in New York City.

The Empire State Building, as seen from my hotel room Inside Cipriani Inside Cipriani Activewin's Bob Stein Stage detail, Cipriani Steve Ballmer and hardware partner executives Steve Ballmer and hardware partner executives BadVista.org protesters outside the launch event Hip disc jockey Hip disc jockey Crowd gathering for the launch The Binks, all the way from Amsterdam! Microsoft chairman Bill Gates Microsoft chairman Bill Gates The Empire State Building at night, as seen from my hotel room

--Paul Thurrott
January 30, 2007

 
 

 

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