Microsoft Corp. is cutting the retail price of its Windows Vista operating system by as much as 20% in the U.S., but will slash at least some versions’ price tags by more than 46% in both the U.K. and the European Union, the company confirmed today. Late Thursday, Microsoft announced sweeping price cuts to boxed copies of Vista, saying then that the cuts would range from as low as 3% in developed countries to nearly 50% for some editions sold in poorer nations.
Last-minute changes to Windows Vista broke drivers, forcing key hardware vendors to “limp out with issues” when the OS launched last year, according to a presentation by Dell Corp. that was made public this week.”Late OS code changes broke drivers and applications, forcing key commodities to miss launch or limp out with issues,” said one slide in a Dell presentation dated March 25, 2007, about two months after Vista’s launch at retail and availability on new PCs.
In the past year, you’ve heard about Microsoft Windows Vista’s security benefits. You’ve seen Vista’s spiffy design. Improved security is a welcome change, of course. But Vista’s pretty face hides more than beefed-up security.Vista is more complete than previous versions of Windows. Microsoft has bundled many features into Vista. But you might not even be aware of them.You’ll find programs that save you time and make Windows easier to use. Other programs turn your computer into a multimedia powerhouse.
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