Will the Windows 7 Launch Be Like Windows 95?
 

We are ramping to the launch of Windows Vista SP1 and most of the Microsoft watchers are speculating whether business, particularly enterprises, will move to Vista once this major patch is out. In thinking back to Windows 95, we had similar issues, but Windows 95 had some rather significant and unique benefits as well and the speculation on Windows 7 suddenly has a Windows 95 feel.

The ramp to the Windows 95 launch was in many ways very much like the ramp to the iPhone. Folks were excited about the offering, news programs ate up every code change, and there wasn’t a month that went by in the release year where some major news service wasn’t covering the offering. There wasn’t a lot of other sustaining news, particularly in the technology market, and this was to be the big breakout product.


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