Accept the Inevitable

NEW YORK — Nov. 30, 2006 — At a press conference at NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square, Microsoft Corp. chief executive officer Steve Ballmer announced the business availability of the Windows Vista operating system, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and Exchange Server 2007. Designed to enable businesses to thrive in a world of instant communication, expanding information, and constant change, the new products provide a platform that will transform the way people turn information into opportunity and growth.” -Microsoft’s press announcement.