Corporate Customers Can Buy Vista on November 30th

Posted on November 6, 2006

The BBC reports that Microsoft has announced a November 30th launch date for corporate customers to buy its Windows Vista operating system. For consumers the software will be available in January, 2007. However, computers are already being sold that includes free upgrades to the new operating system.

The software is a major overhaul of Windows and updates many of the core technologies. New elements include improved security, an improved 3D interface, plus new sound and networking technologies.
Vista, known as Longhorn during its gestation, will be available in six separate versions to match the differing needs of computer users.
Three of these are tuned for businesses, two are for home users and one will be for developing nations.
Microsoft has yet to give details of the prices of the different versions but it has released information about what PCs will have to do to run the software. Many PC makers are now selling "Vista-ready" computers.

The launch data comes shortly after the Microsoft Vista team announced the launch of a more visually pleasing Windows Vista blog. The first version of any operating system is almost always error prone and there will likely be much downloading of patches for early adapters. At least Windows Vista still sounds significantly better than Longhorn.