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Exclusive: An invitation to members of our valuable windows community

The following is an exclusive invitation to you, our community, to join us in celebrating the launch of Windows Vista on the 29th and 30th of January.

You've heard the buzz, helped customers, drove excitement and news, now it's time to celebrate!  Join us for 24 hours of Windows Vista Launch Celebrations on January 29th and 30th taking place at 30 U.S. retail locations at Best Buy, Circuit City and CompUSA stores.  Microsoft has partnered with HP to deliver the ultimate Windows Vista retail celebration events.  Stores are rolling out the red carpet to host our Windows Vista VIP community at each location from 10pm-1am on January 29th.  You also won't want to miss this party with special guest appearances, music and more.  On Launch day, January 30th, retailers will be promoting Windows Vista with in-store events, prizes and promotions.

This is a great time to celebrate your contributions in making Windows Vista the most exciting and talked about OS to hit retail.  The road to the Windows Vista Launch may have been long, but you have been a huge contributor to delivering a quality product; it's time to show the world the Wow Starts Now, with you as our honored guests!

With the next generation of Windows Vista PCs offering new innovations like touch screens and HD experiences, the launch event will feature some of the best PC offers of the year, star (NFL) player appearances, and a celebration atmosphere; these events are undoubtedly the best time to see, experience and buy Windows Vista!

Locations:

  • Atlanta
  • Baltimore
  • Boston
  • Buffalo
  • Charlotte
  • Chicago
  • Cincinnati
  • Cleveland
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Detroit
  • Green Bay
  • Houston
  • Indianapolis
  • Kansas City
  • Los Angeles
  • Miami
  • Minneapolis
  • Nashville
  • New Orleans
  • Philadelphia
  • Phoenix
  • Pittsburg
  • Richmond
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • St. Louis
  • Seattle
  • Tampa
  • Washington, DC

(Here's a hint:  Did you notice that almost every city listed has its own professional (American) football team?)

Here's the actual invitation, which you'll need to print out and bring with you to gain VIP entry: 

Ultimate Retail Invitation

Be sure to go here to find the nearest store event in your city.

As the invitation text above states, Windows Vista would not be what it is today -- the largest, most successful commercial OS launch in history -- without your contribution.  Please join us as our special VIP guest as we celebrate this milestone in the history of computing.

Hope to see you there !


Comments

  1. Posted on: January 24, 2007 at 11:58AM  

    What's the URL to see where the retailer near me is?

  2. Posted on: January 24, 2007 at 12:03PM  

    Is there a list of which store locations near those cities will have the events?  Will the events only be at the stores in those cities or the stores also in the area around those cities?

  3. Posted on: January 24, 2007 at 12:29PM  

    wait - how is NY not on that list? We have TWO football teams, and I don't even LIKE football

  4. Posted on: January 24, 2007 at 12:43PM  

    BTW...Pittsburgh is spelled with an "h".

  5. Posted on: January 24, 2007 at 1:47PM  

    Is there only one location per city?

  6. Posted on: January 24, 2007 at 1:53PM  
  7. Bas
    Posted on: January 24, 2007 at 2:08PM  

    Your valuable Windows community... provided they live in the US. The rest just don't seem to be that valuable?

  8. Posted on: January 24, 2007 at 2:43PM  

    I don't know who picked the stores though because the closest event to me isn't that close and isn't near any other Microsoft event that has been around here.

  9. Posted on: January 24, 2007 at 5:05PM  

    Just received my copy of Vista Business today 25th here in Oz

  10. Posted on: January 24, 2007 at 10:33PM  

    All of the cities do have an NFL team, but not all of them have a coach anymore,  and some of them may be right click moving   their coach to another city.

    I'm sure glad that you partnered with Fox Sports from Murdoch's organization, instead of the consumate idiots at Fox News who were dumb enough to float a story that Barack Obama lol attended a Midrasa as a kid.

    You have to love the idiots at Fox News--trying to float perhaps a familiar spy novel plot that lol the Presidency has been infiltrated by terrorists.

    Their high ratings proove that you can be afflunet and still dumb as a rock in America.

    I wonder if Best Buys will sell significantly more dual cores staying open an extra four hours.

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Trackbacks

  1. Posted by: Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition on January 24, 2007 at 3:12PM

    Microsoft has partnered with The NFL, Fox Sports, and 3 major retail chains to bring you the Ultimate

  2. Posted by: Josh's Windows Weblog on January 25, 2007 at 3:32PM

    What isn't Microsoft doing to help launch Windows Vista? Here is a round up of the things that I have

  3. Posted by: Josh's Windows Weblog on January 26, 2007 at 12:46PM

    What isn't Microsoft doing to help launch Windows Vista? Here is a round up of the things that I have

  4. Posted by: Jesse D. Lewin on January 29, 2007 at 12:40PM

    Around the world tonight, Windows Vista and Office 2007 go on sale. Here in the States Microsoft is throwing parties in just about every city with a pro football team, and