The photo where all the Microsoft management is sitting is sad, we have already discussed (by the way, there are also Intel CEOs, HP and Dell sitting there).
I wondered how the presentation of Vista and Office 2007 actually looked like.
In Manhattan, Microsoft bought all the billboards. Made a huge human shield . Then, after the ceremonies in Tokyo, New Zealand and other countries, the final launch ceremony Vista in Times Square in New York was held. ')
The entire video with this ceremony was initially only from Microsoft itself. A day later, it is cut into 6 parts, appeared on YouTube.
It all started with the performance of the group Angels & Airwaves (by the way, not a bad site for them):
Bill Gates speaks and shows:
Continue to talk about Vista. About how comfortable she is in family life (and really comfortable):
Steve Ballmer tells what a fancy Vista is and how much effort they spent:
Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and a specially trained family (this family took part in the beta test of Vista, which was also mentioned in the commercials) press a button and launch Vista and Office 2007 for sale worldwide:
The final song in honor of Vista (even the sound is not bad):
And for a snack, for the most persistent, a show in honor of the launch of Vista in Paris:
PS Prikolno called one of the notes about Whist on blogs: “Vista heralds a new era in Solitaire and Saper”. I think any vigorous unixoid admits that at least Solitaire and Minesweeper in Vista look cool.