BiZBash has a great round-up of reports about the recent launch of Vista an most of the reports on now that good. Much like the product reviews, there seemed to be lots of flash, but not much else there. The only thing that got good reviews was the live billboard that they did in NYC. Of course, the product hasn't really gotten a good reviews either. Nothing bad, just nothing all that critical and most reviewers seem to think that it isn't a necessary purchase. Boy, compare it to the launch of the iPhone to see what a really cool launch looks like!
Some tidbits from BiZBash:
Tech blog Gizmodo compared the launch party to “a PowerPoint presentation in the flesh” and called it “a bit of a snoozer.”
“The theme of yesterday’s launch was ‘The Wow starts now.’ I just wish there had been a little more Wow.”
And some other reports on the launch:
Wired had this to say: Late Monday night, however, few residents of either state had come out for the launch of Microsoft's much-ballyhooed operating system, Windows Vista. At CompUSA, slightly more than a dozen people wandered the aisles waiting for the stroke of midnight, when the software giant's latest system would go on sale.
Vista launch meets tepid reaction, changed market
Link: BiZBash Event News: Response to Microsoft Launch Is Low on Wow.
Link: Live at the Windows Vista launch event - Engadget.
Link: Vista Launch Party Security - Gizmodo.
Link: Vista Launch Party Schwag Bag: Add It Up - Gizmodo.
Link: Wired News: Vista Launch a Late-Night Yawn.
Link: Electronista | Vista launch meets tepid reaction, changed market.
Link: Electronista | Vista launch meets tepid reaction, changed market.
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Posted by: Frick | May 25, 2009 at 03:14 AM