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Photos: Vista put on ice

An uncool publicity stunt?

Tags: windows vista, microsoft, microsoft vista, vista

By Gemma Simpson

Published: 26 January 2007 16:05 GMT


With Vista's consumer launch date fast approaching, Microsoft tried to 'wow' the crowds in London's Covent Garden with a giant ice sculpture promoting the forthcoming operating system.

Locked inside the letter 'O' is a laptop - which one member of the public will win if they guess a three-digit-code to release the chilled computer from its sub-zero safe.

Photo credit: Gemma Simpson


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