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For many of us who work closely with Microsoft, product launch dates are often a bit of a lottery (and a closely guarded secret) but Microsoft EMEA have taken it all a step further by running a competition to guess the launch date for Windows Vista<\/a>!<\/p>\n

1st Prize is to attend the Vista launch event in the USA: a full package with entry, flight and 3 nights in a 4-star hotel. 2nd\u00e2\u20ac\u201c4th prize winners will each receive a new Xbox 360<\/a>. 5th\u00e2\u20ac\u201c10th prize winners will receive an Xbox core system<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ve gone for 8th December 2006, but also have a feeling that date might be a bit late in the Microsoft product launch season (apparently there was some marketing science behind why SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 had<\/em> to be launched in early November last year).<\/p>\n

Find out more at the Windows Vista and Office “12” Beta Experience<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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