In Depth
Technology
Windows Vista
What's in the new consumer versions
Jan. 26, 2007
By Saleem Khan, CBC News
Vista's windows are partly transparent to let people see what's behind them. (Microsoft handout) What should I buy?
That's the burning question that faces people in the market for a computer at the best of times as they wend their way through row upon row of gleaming hardware at PC and electronics retailers.
For those who buy a new Windows PC on or after Jan. 30, that decision will be made for them. Unless they request otherwise, the computer will almost certainly come bundled with a version of Vista, the latest incarnation of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system (OS) software, which will be pre-installed on the machine in most cases.
For the rest of the people out there --
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/windows-vista2.html
Technology
Windows Vista
What's in the new consumer versions
Jan. 26, 2007
By Saleem Khan, CBC News
That's the burning question that faces people in the market for a computer at the best of times as they wend their way through row upon row of gleaming hardware at PC and electronics retailers.
For those who buy a new Windows PC on or after Jan. 30, that decision will be made for them. Unless they request otherwise, the computer will almost certainly come bundled with a version of Vista, the latest incarnation of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system (OS) software, which will be pre-installed on the machine in most cases.
For the rest of the people out there --
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/windows-vista2.html