Microsoft releases Vista, Office 2007

December 3, 2006 - 11:49AM

Microsoft Corp. launched its first new computer operating system in five years, saying that despite delays, the product's emergence is perfectly timed for PC users who increasingly need to coordinate information from a dizzying array of sources.

Opening an hour long demonstration and press conference at the Nasdaq Stock Market, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer acknowledged that Windows Vista should have been out long ago.

"I should probably say it's an exciting thing to finally be here - and that's all I'll say about the past," Ballmer said, before adding: "This is the biggest launch in our company's history, that's for sure."[/q]