Microsoft Rolls Out Vista

After years of delays, Microsoft has launched new versions of its two most important products -- Windows and Office.

At a press conference Thursday at Nasdaq's Times Square headquarters, CEO Steve Ballmer nodded to the years of frustrations saying, "It's exciting to finally be here." Ballmer confidently predicted that "more than 200 million people will be using at least one of these products by the end of 2007."

Microsoft released the business versions of Office and Vista, as the new version of Windows is called. Consumer versions of Vista and Office will go on sale at the end of January. ...