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 27, 2007 at 10:24AM  

    How come New York City, where Vista is supposedly being launched, doesn't have any participating stores for this event? Anyone know of NYC specific events?

  2. Posted on: January 29, 2007 at 2:36PM  

    [quote]This will be a VIP event where our enthused customers will have the chance to be the first to buy Windows Vista n exciting new PCs.[/quote]

    Oh boy, an exclusive invitation to buy Vista!  I feel so special!

    Sorry, but what's the big deal here?  Just a bunch of hype.  I've ordered my copies of Vista online, although I had hoped to get a free copy, or a discount, or something for all those bug reports I filled out testing the betas.  Oh well. . .

  3. Posted on: January 30, 2007 at 7:48PM  

    Hey James__, et al:  I've conferred with the colleagues of mine responsible for pricing and have learned that in each locale throughout the world, Windows Vista is close in price to what customers would have paid for Windows XP.  To more directly answer your question, yes, you can buy Windows Vista from a US retailer and use it in the UK without fear of functionality issues.

  4. Posted on: January 31, 2007 at 12:53PM  

    Hey "Nick White",thx for share

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    http://www.dl4all.com

  5. Bas
    Posted on: January 31, 2007 at 1:58PM  

    Thanks for getting back to us about that, Nick. I have my doubts about that reply, because whereas I could get XP Pro for about €350 last year, I'm paying €550 for Vista Ultimate now. That's some super-fast inflation. Then again, it could depend on which version of Vista could be considered comparable to XP Pro. Obviously, the less complete versions are cheaper.

    Anyway, thanks again for the effort, and for getting back to us about that.

  6. Posted on: January 31, 2007 at 4:10PM  

    Bas,

    Vista Business is comparable to XP Pro, just as Home Premium is comparable to XP MCE.  Vista Ultimate is a combination of both.

  7. Posted on: February 04, 2007 at 7:23PM  

    Darn missed it as I was on holiday, oh well maybe next time!

  8. I-C
    Posted on: May 30, 2007 at 12:51PM  

    Just received my copy of Vista Business today here in Oz

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

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