http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/ Engadget Comments for Vista (and Office 2007) boxes revealed http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
Let me just render about 20 comments useless right now - clearly this design would be about 20x more avant-garde if Apple's label adorned the box rather than Microsoft.

Are we good now?]]>Oct 31st 2006 3:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 3:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
2) I bet they're biting their lip at not filling up the space with specs/requirements etc etc. (a-la the microsoft ipod spoof video)

nice design, but i cant help but imagine people picking it up and thinking 'cool, but whats the catch?' its very un-microsoft-ish.]]>Oct 31st 2006 3:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/I like MS' "look".]]>Oct 31st 2006 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
There'll be a blue version for Vista Pro/Ultimate. ]]>Oct 31st 2006 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
I've heard Vista will be further delayed than they are letting on now, though I find it hard to believe they will do it.]]>Oct 31st 2006 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/gallery/boxshots/web/WindowsVistaBusiness_web.jpg

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/gallery/boxshots/web/WindowsVistaHomePremium_web.jpg

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/gallery/boxshots/web/WindowsVistaUltimate_web.jpg

They look wonderful, sp. the ultimate verison]]>Oct 31st 2006 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 4:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 4:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
Zune's package is also nice and clean.

The days of making fun of MS (or even MS making fun of itself, as in their iPod box spoof video) for cluttered packaging are over.]]>Oct 31st 2006 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 5:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 6:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
I would hope they have better commercials than all those boring white background Apple ads with those two guys. ]]>Oct 31st 2006 6:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
Just saw a billboard for Zune in Los Angeles. Very underwhelming.]]>Oct 31st 2006 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
Id like to show you a box that Vista WON'T be in if I may...]]>Oct 31st 2006 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 7:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
It will be in a plain paper CD sleeve from my university computer store and I will have paid $30 for both Vista and Office 2007. :)]]>Oct 31st 2006 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
...Lipstick on a pig!]]>Oct 31st 2006 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Nov 1st 2006 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
You buy a disc with all versions.. but really you are paying for the license... the disc just makes the product easilly upgradable via online payment.

It goes far beyond "average joe's" who won't know that multiple versions are on the disc.. plenty of my tech savy friends don't sit around reading pointless blogs all day.]]>Oct 31st 2006 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
You buy what's inside right? The box is something that you will throw away or that you just store the CD/DVD inside. It's just the the box, nothing to be excited about even though the box was nice looking.]]>Oct 31st 2006 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.microsoft.com/japan/presspass/pressroom/images/Mac_Office2004Standard_f1.jpg]]>Oct 31st 2006 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/
I just want a damn ISO and an email with the damn CD key in it.

Is there a SKU for just that?

I didn't think so.]]>Oct 31st 2006 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/the logos? the system requirements?
the 10% stick-on coupons?
the product warnings?
it looks neat and streamlined.
wow. good job microsoft. you are learning.]]>Oct 31st 2006 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Oct 31st 2006 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Nov 1st 2006 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/vista-and-office-2007-boxes-revealed/Nov 2nd 2006 9:25AM