Viva Windows XP!
MS Press | at | by Mike
Rick Belluzzo, president and chief operating officer of Microsoft Corp., addressed more than 600 industry leaders at Partner Marketing Day in Las Vegas, sharing Microsoft's plans for the marketing frenzy behind Microsoft Windows XP and launching an unprecedented campaign for the revolutionary new operating system, including a total of $500 million from Microsoft and Intel Corp. alone to promote Windows XP and Pentium® 4 PCs. "Never before have we seen such industrywide support and such strong enthusiasm or investment in the launch of a Microsoft product," Belluzzo said. "With release candidate 1 of Windows XP coming in the next 10 days, we are working together with our top software, hardware, channel and retailing partners to communicate the amazing set of experiences delivered with Windows XP."