All the news you need to know surrounding the consumer launch of Windows Vista – Home and Ultimate editions – and Office 2007.
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Friday 2 February
The Cloud has a silver lining for Vista users
The Cloud, which operates Europe’s largest number of Wi-Fi hotspots, is offering UK-based Vista users a month’s free wireless access
Fury at failed Vista upgrades
Free OEM upgrade vouchers don’t count when they aren’t sold with new PCs, says Microsoft
Apple releases iTunes Store patch for Vista
Provides step-by-step guide to upgrading and lists known issues
Microsoft prohibits Parallels installation of Vista Home edition
Virtualisation only permitted for Business and Ultimate versions
Thursday 1 February
Vista-forced upgrades lead to recycling headache – environmental bodies
Concerns are being raised about the impact of Windows Vista by those involved with computer recycling and environmental organisations
Vista tweak enables iTunes downloads authorisation
Early adopters of Microsoft’s Windows Vista have discovered that they are unable to play songs purchased from Apple’s iTunes Music Store without tweaking Vista’s settings
Wednesday 31 January
Vista DRM cracked
Security researcher writes code that fools media applications into thinking they are running on protected hardware, bypassing DRM controls
Vista launch puts it in hands of hackers
General availability of Microsoft’s flagship operating system means experts on both sides of the security fence will be testing its mettle
Tuesday 30 January
Gates: Vista takes Windows to ‘whole new level’
Microsoft chairman launches Windows Vista and Office 2007 in London
Windows Vista goes Home
Consumers get their first view of Windows Vista as Home and Ultimate editions of Microsoft’s OS are released worldwide
British Library showcases book reader for Vista
Scene of the UK launch of Vista, the British Library showcases its Turning the Pages 2.0 application
Windows Vista – the impact on developers
Microsoft outlines the impact of Windows Vista on developers and their building of apps for the new OS using the .Net Framework
Vista success depends on business adoption
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