It's Showtime for WinXP
PCWorld | at | by Mike
Bill Gates rolls out Windows XP to fanfare and controversy in New York.
A lot is riding on Windows XP, the much anticipated operating system unveiled by Bill Gates in New York Thursday morning. Touted in dozens of events around the country, XP carries with it the hopes of both Microsoft and a beleaguered PC industry for a way out of the high tech recession. Now shipping in several configurations and preloaded on an estimated 50 million PCs introduced by hopeful vendors, Windows XP offers better stability and many consumer-friendly features. The OS also promotes Microsoft's copious online services, key to its nascent .Net strategy of Web applications to be delivered to PCs, cell phones, digital organizers, and other devices.