Windows Vista has had incredible reception: Gates

**MIG-31** · Feb 20, 2007, 10:00 PM

Source: Reuters
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Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates said on Tuesday the company's Windows Vista operating system has received an incredible reception.

Gates made the comments at a news conference after announcing a C$139 million ($118 million) funding initiative by his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Canadian government to search for an HIV/AIDS vaccine.

Last week, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said analysts' forecasts for fiscal 2008 revenue for the Windows Vista operating system were "overly aggressive".

Babalou · Feb 20, 2007, 10:33 PM

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zaim · Feb 21, 2007, 12:30 AM

Quote:

"We have new technologies built into Windows Vista, something we call Windows Genuine Advantage [that] we've really dialed up in capabilities with the Vista release."

lol.... my version of vista ultimate is genuine.. it's 30 days evalution.. but stil genuine. everyday i use it, it seems to say i still have 30 days left =)

Matth · Feb 21, 2007, 06:00 PM

Incredible reception?

Sure, the "wait for's" have come out of the woodwork, in the same stage-managed, post-christmas release that any new technology gets.

As a retail upgrade to XP though, the potential problems and the price outweigh any benefits.

On a new system, if it didn't have Vista or "free upgrade", you'd want a discount that would go a fair way to covering it. While XP will be a usable OS for some time (it didn't sudddenly become any less capable on the day Vista released), Vista will carry the proprietary OS torch forward until the next version. Some users will stay on the upgrade treadmill, others will jump off and get back on only when they feel like it.

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Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,410 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	Incredible reception? Sure, the "wait for's" have come out of the woodwork, in the same stage-managed, post-christmas release that any new technology gets. As a retail upgrade to XP though, the potential problems and the price outweigh any benefits. On a new system, if it didn't have Vista or "free upgrade", you'd want a discount that would go a fair way to covering it. While XP will be a usable OS for some time (it didn't sudddenly become any less capable on the day Vista released), Vista will carry the proprietary OS torch forward until the next version. Some users will stay on the upgrade treadmill, others will jump off and get back on only when they feel like it. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread

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