Vista is Ready For Launch
Friday, January 26, 2007
BY the time next week's Tech Heads comes out, some of you will be using Microsoft Vista.
The next-generation operating system (OS) officially goes on sale here on January 30.
And, in the States at least, they are making their OS available as a download for the first time.
Downloadable OSes are common in the Linux world, and downloading software has become a standard way for PC users to get browsers, spyware apps, file-sharing software and more.
But this is real ground-breaking for Microsoft's OS -and they're planning on offering us Office 2007 that way.
Microsoft's Windows marketing director Bill Mannion said: "This is the tip of something we think is going to get much larger."
Th firm have also unveiled their Windows Vista Test Drive website, which allows you to find out what Vista might be like without installing it.
The site requires Windows 2000 or XP, Internet Explorer 6 or 7, and Microsoft's Virtual Machine Remote Control Advanced ActiveX control.
There are a few security hoops to jump through, however, so only do it if you're really curious.
The site's at http://www.windowsvistatestdrive.com/
