In fact, the anti-Vista uproar has been so loud that Microsoft has been forced to keep Windows XP alive in many forms—including as "downgrade options" for OEM customers and, currently, as an ...

1. If this is a Retail version you can obtain "alternate media" from Microsoft. 2. Microsoft's "alternate media" web page is a bait-n-switch at the moment. The Windows Vista 64-bit DVD Retail boxes ...

Microsoft plans to disclose the lineup for Vista Monday, after it inadvertently posted information about its packaging plans for the software on its Web site last week. Microsoft's new PC operating ...

When Microsoft releases Windows Vista to business customers in Europe on Thursday, it will be offering an extra version of the OS to comply with the European Commission’s antitrust ruling against the ...

Microsoft Corp. confirmed plans to offer six main varieties of its Windows Vista PC operating system for business and consumers -- including one that the company regards so highly that it will carry ...