Windows Vista and Office: The “Wow” Starts Now!

Hey! This is a happy day for Microsoft J. Today we start celebrating the consumer release of Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer will kickoff a celebration in New York. Details for the WebCast here:

Bill Gates Celebrates Worldwide General Availability of Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System

January 29, 2007 - 1:45 p.m. PST / 4:45 p.m. EST

From Times Square in New York City, join Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates for a live webcast celebrating the worldwide launch of Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System. The celebration pays tribute to the millions of Microsoft customers, partners and product testers around the world who provided input and feedback on these products -- helping Microsoft transform the way people communicate, create and share content, and access information and entertainment in the new digital age.

Bill Gates

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We will have more celebrations around the world, including the Taj Mahal, the British Library, the Eiffel Tour, Rio de Janeiro, Taipei and more!

Last November we announced the business launch of Windows Vista, the 2007 Office system, and Exchange Server 2007 and this the happy week when we announce the consumer launch. Starting tomorrow you will be able to buy your copy of Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system in stores. You can find pricing details for Windows Vista editions here and for Office editions here.

You can find great pointers to developer resources for Windows Vista and Office at the MSDN Developer Resources Center.

                           

Starting today we will start publishing more developer documentation for Office 2007, so stay close to the MSDN Office Developer Center.