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FERRIS WHEEL AND JAY LENO.

That’s what I remember most

from Microsoft’s gala launch

of Windows 95. That operating

system—a great improvement

over its predecessor, Windows

3.11—debuted at a big party in

a ﬁ eld on Microsoft’s Redmond

campus. But Microsoft didn’t need the carnival or the

comic; Windows 95 stood on its own.

Eleven years later, it’s déjà vu all over again. De-

spite a recently announced delay, the long, slow slog to

Windows Vista is drawing to a close. Just as Windows

95 delivered a radically improved experience com-

pared with Windows 3.11, Vista promises a similar

leap over XP.

Although it won’t ship until early next year, you can

actually start using it within a few weeks, if not already.

Microsoft plans to offer a beta copy of Vista to anyone

with a few bucks.

If you’re like most PC Magazine readers, you enjoy

sampling revolutionary products and applying their

beneﬁ ts before others catch a clue. But something as

complex as an overhauled operating system resembles

the original “Adventure” text game—at times it can be

a tangled maze of many paths.

Lucky you, though. In this issue we reveal the re-

sults of hundreds of hours of Vista exploration. PC

Magazine was granted unprecedented access to Mi-

crosoft’s Vista development team; contributing editor

John Clyman has been embedded inside Redmond

for months. We’ve found nine great reasons why you’ll

want Vista now, along with lots of secrets to help you

get the most out of Microsoft’s latest OS.

Considering the Vista plunge? Come on in, the

water’s ﬁ ne. Whether you like playing games, explor-

ing the Internet, or enjoying multimedia, Vista will

greatly enhance your Windows experience. Our col-

lection of secrets and insights will help you navigate

the deep pools and rocky coves of the new OS. We

don’t know what entertainment Microsoft will feature

at Vista’s launch party, but that’s about all we’re still

foggy about.

Origami. I’m bullish about Microsoft’s updated

operating system, but I’m far less sanguine about its

newest portable platform. Originally code-named Ori-

gami, it’s now called the Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC).

This Windows XP–based tablet weighs two pounds,

includes a 7-inch touch screen but no keyboard, and

should last for around two hours between charges.

Spawned via a sad ménage à trois between the Portable

Media Center, the Tablet PC, and Windows CE, this

unfortunate love child is doomed. It will inherit the

failures of its parents, including tepid sales and poor

industry support.

Microsoft has high hopes for the UMPC, promising

that it “will eventually become as indispensable and

ubiquitous as mobile phones are today.” But the dearth

of launch partners belies the optimism: Where were

Toshiba, Dell, HP, and Gateway? Samsung will deliver

a UMPC, but it won’t conﬁ rm a U.S. launch. Asian PC

maker Asus is the lone vendor that has promised the

tablet to the U.S. That’s hardly a ringing endorsement.

Considering a UMPC? Think about what you’d use

it for. The upcoming Sony Reader for e-books promises

far better battery life in a much more readable format.

Want a tiny, extremely mobile PC? Both the OQO and

Toshiba’s Libretto offer more, albeit at higher prices.

We’re looking forward to testing the UMPC, and I’ll

even promise to carry one for a few weeks and report

back. But my prognosis, so far, is not good.

Just as Windows 95 delivered a radically improved experience

compared with Windows 3.11, Vista promises a similar leap.

BY JIM LOUDERBACK, EDITOR

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