Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer rang the bell at the opening of the markets.

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day – Outside Nasdaq

Across the street, the Reuters building was ablaze with Microsoft signs.

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day – Outside Nasdaq

Across the street, the Reuters building was ablaze with Microsoft signs.

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day – Inside Nasdaq

Waiting in line for an hour before letting the press in to hear Steve Ballmers keynote.

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day – A warm day

Microsoft helpers donned parkas expecting cold late November weather, but instead sweated it out in mid-60s temperatures.

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day – Steve Ballmer keynote

The Microsoft CEO was excited but more subdued than usual. He called the Vista, Office, Exchange and Sharepoint releases, the biggest in company history.

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day – Steve Ballmer keynote

Ballmer said Vista and Office are among 30 new products being released now and over the next few months.

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day – AMD laptops

The Acer Ferrari 5000, left, and the Dell 131L are Vista-ready.

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day – Dell laptop

Hardware vendors including Dell displayed systems running Vista and Office 2007.

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day – HP laptop

HPs demo highlighted the new collaboration capabilities of Office 2007.

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day – Intel vPro

The Intel vPro laptops were missing in action.

Windows Vista: Ready for a New Day – Lenovo laptops

Lenovo showed off a laptop and a Tablet PC running Vista.