Windows Vista Announced
Sunday 31 July 2005
Microsoft has announced the official name of the next version of its operating system.
"Vista" replaces the previous code name for the project "Longhorn". The new version of Windows is not expected to arrive until 2006 but will feature improved performance, faster startup times and better tools.
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