Microsoft Launches XP with Worldwide Hype
Reuters | at | by Mike
Software giant Microsoft Corp. launched the latest version of its flagship Windows software on Thursday, reeling in the chief executives of top computer companies to kick off a $250 million marketing campaign in the heart of New York. To a backdrop of a gospel choir singing "America the Beautiful," Bill Gates, Microsoft's co-founder and Chief Software Architect took center stage alongside New York's Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The CEOs of Intel Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. , Dell Computer Corp., and Compaq Computer Corp. looked on from the wings.