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Reliability: Fewer application crashes, less data loss, and smarter diagnostic tools

Published: July 27, 2005
 

Windows Vista is the most reliable version of Windows ever, right out of the box. It’s also more resilient and better at recovering from problems, resulting in fewer disruptions. The Windows Vista engineering motto: No hangs, no crashes, no reboots.

All this means that you’ll be able to use your time at the computer doing what you want to do. : Next-generation platform

Windows Vista is fundamentally different from earlier versions of Windows, and this difference is already sparking innovation across the computer industry.

Windows Vista introduces development innovations that help developers create next-generation applications that take full advantage of Windows Vista, including:

 WinFX. A managed-code programming model
 Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly Avalon). Microsoft’s unified presentation subsystem for Windows
 Windows Communication Foundation (formerly Indigo). Microsoft’s next-generation Web services technology
 Aero. The new Windows Vista design philosophy

Windows Vista™ (formerly code named Longhorn) Beta 1 for developers and IT professionals has begun. Check this site regularly to find the most up to date information and links to other sites at Microsoft related to Windows Vista.

When dealing with Microsoft Products -

Remember that they use the same words in different product titles.  An example is "Windows explorer" and "Internet explorer"

The upgrade path is not always obvious either!

Windows 95                 Windows NT

Windows 98                 Windows 2000

Windows ME               Windows XP

The upgrade path is the vertical line

(Windows 2000 is not an upgrade from Windows 98, it is a totally different product)