MICROSOFT TO LAUNCH WINDOWS XP IN NEW YORK CITY.Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) has announced that the launch of the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. XP operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. scheduled for Oct. 25 will take place at the Marriott Marquis Theatre The Marquis Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 1535 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan. Situated on the third floor of the Marriott Marquis Hotel, the 1611-seat venue was designed by developer/architect John C. Portman, Jr. , in the heart of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's Times Square theater district. Microsoft executives and key industry leaders will be coming to New York to launch the much-anticipated version of Windows. "Microsoft's launch of Windows XP in our City is an affirmation of the business community's continuing commitment to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. remaining the Business Capital of the World," said Rudolph W. Giuliani, mayor of New York. "We welcome Microsoft to our city. It is another example of the fact that New York City is open for business." "Mayor Giuliani has said that he wants New York open for business, and we're responding to that call. There is simply no place like New York, and there are no people like New Yorkers," said Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect at Microsoft. "We are extremely excited about moving forward with our plans to launch Windows XP in New York on Oct. 25. While the city is forever changed, we want this event to help remind the world that New York still represents strength and determination." Windows XP dramatically improves the computer experience for home and business users with revolutionary stability, reliability and holistic digital experiences. With Windows XP, consumers can create, play and interact using digital media, home networking, instant messaging, voice and video to do things they have never done before with a PC. Business users can work smarter and faster, employing productivity and connectivity features ranging from remote access to multilingual communication to meet the demands of any size company. [sections] |
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