Microsoft confirms Vista editions
ENT News | at | by Mike
A week after inadvertently telling the world prematurely, Microsoft Monday officially revealed its packaging plans for Windows Vista when the desktop OS family rolls out toward the end of the year.
Particularly for Windows releases, Microsoft has always performed a highly developed dance for customers -- gradually revealing more about the product as it gets closer to the big rollout gala -- the idea being to generate continuous anticipation in the marketplace by keeping it in the news.
Sometimes, a small slip up spoils the surprise, however. That's what happened last week when industry observers spotted a Windows Vista help page listing the SKUs. As soon as it was pointed out to Microsoft, the page was taken down but by then it was too late.