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One look at Windows Vista shows the difference," claims a Microsoft fact sheet, "with a breakthrough design, easy-to-use search and organization tools, and a safer online experience." But beyond the hype, what does the January 30 release of the longawaited Vista operating system mean for libraries and librarians?
At a January 29 media event in New York City, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates emphasized that "everything is becoming digital, and the platform that allows people to be creative and build new applications and show off new hardware advances, that's a central element that allows it all to thrive." Just as Windows 95 was the key to its era, he said, "Windows Vista is the key to the era we have today."
A similar launch in London the...