Despite delays in its Vista release, Microsoft and its partners are keeping the new product top-of-mind
When Microsoft announced that its perpetually delayed Vista operating system wouldn't see consumer release until January 2007, it seemed as if Christmas and Hanukkah were snatched away from hundreds of hardware and software manufacturers.
Instead of the partner spoils that come with a major new Microsoft OS release, PC manufacturers are now faced with marketing an assortment of products with soon-to-be-outdated software to potential shoppers. Software ...