Even though we are old enough,
Marketing Blurb did not wait in line outside our neighborhood computer store until midnight to grab our copy of Windows 95. But countless geeks did, and the Windows 95 launch was a monster marketing success.
The release of Windows 98 was weenie by comparison, and Microsoft is still struggling to convince businesses to upgrade to Windows XP. But according to
CNet News, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is swinging for a home run with the summer lease of Windows Vista. Their public target is 400 million PCs running Vista within 24 months of launch. Yes,
Marketing Blurb wants Windows Vista. However, we are unlikely to upgrade our existing machines. Like countless other business people, we will wait until the system is already installed on a new machine. Now, Bill could just
give us a
new machine, mind you.
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