As mentioned before, Microsoft will now sell Windows Vista RED as a standalone product, and will donate a portion of the profits to “the Global Fund”. Keep reading →

If you’ve wanted Windows Vista RED, but aren’t willing to buy a new Dell PC, you will be able to buy it as a stand-alone soon. Keep reading →

Long Zheng posted this video, apparently leaked by an “unflattered” microsoft employee. The video does a good job looking like a Bruce Springsteen video, but the lyrics are cheesier than the nachos I had for lunch.

• Making sense of Windows? irrational pricing and licensing | Ed Bott?s Microsoft Report
  Ed offers some advice on how Microsoft should change it's Windows licensing, and they all sound great to me!
  (tags: License Sales )
• 4sysops – Vista x64 contra Vista x86? Does 64-bit offer better performance than 32-bit?
  Thinking of going 64-bit? Here's a good read. I'm running 64-bit with 8GB RAM so I can support multiple VMs at the same time.
  (tags: 64-bit )

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Ed offers some advice on how Microsoft should change it’s Windows licensing, and they all sound great to me! Keep reading →

• The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) : April 2008 Advance Notification
  In addition to the 5 security updates, Vista could receive as many as 5 non-security updates as well.
  (tags: Security Updates )
• Vista Closes in on 150 Million Sold Licenses
  Slowly but surely Vista keeps rolling on.
  (tags: Sales )

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Slowly but surely Vista keeps rolling on. Keep reading →

• Relocation of the Users directory and the ProgramData directory to a disk drive other than the disk drive that contains the Windows directory on a Windows Vista-based or a Windows Server 2008-based computer
  If you want to move profile information to a different disk than the system drive, the warnings you get about doing this in AIK and OPK no longer apply if you are using SP1.
  (tags: SP1 AIK OPK )
• Retail Vista SP1 and final XP SP3 expected this week
  Amazon has SP1 on there site, available on March 19th.
  (tags: SP1 Sales )

Amazon has SP1 on there site, available on March 19th. Keep reading →

• Want to join the classaction lawsuit against Microsoft?
  Info on how to join the classaction lawsuit if you purchased a computer listed as ‘Vista Capable’.
  (tags: Legal )
• TechBlog: Microsoft slashes prices on popular versions of Vista
  It’s supposedly being done to boost retail sales, which have lagged behind pre-installs.
  (tags: Sales )

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