Watch Bill Gates launch Windows Vista in London

Have your say - will Vista be widely adopted by business?

Written by Bryan Glick

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was in London today for the consumer launch of Vista, the new version of Windows.

In a speech at the British Library, Gates said it was a 'big day' and hailed Vista as 'dramatically more secure than any other operating system released.' The launch comes two months after the new software was made available for corporate customers.

Watch Gates give his speech by clicking on this link.

What do you think about Vista? Does your business plan to use it? Give us your comments below or email us at feedback@computing.co.uk.  

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