I wasn't there, of course, but they had a giant fireworks display at the
Grande Arche de la Defense last night to kick off the launch of their new product, Vista. (I've read about the launches in the US on the Seattle Times website, the NY Daily News' site, etc.) La Defense is the most obvious place to have it in
Paris--a complex of glass towers that make up a business and shopping center. This huge "window" of the Arche raises above the modern skyscrapers that accommodate over 150,000 employees and about 60,000 residents.
These pictures were taken last year by my sister. It's hard to get the perspective of how
grande the Arche is. The steps leading up to under the canopy are massive. You may be able to see the little dots of people next to the right wall in the top photo. Just try to imagine how it looked with fireworks shooting off in the dark. Knowing Microsoft, it was very impressive.
I wasn't there, of course, but they had a giant fireworks display at the Grande Arche de la Defense last night to kick off the launch of their new product, Vista. (I've read about the launches in the US on the Seattle Times website, the NY Daily News' site, etc.) La Defense is the most obvious place to have it in Paris--a complex of glass towers that make up a business and shopping center. This huge "window" of the Arche raises above the modern skyscrapers that accommodate over 150,000 employees and about 60,000 residents.
