Microsoft's new offer of free Windows Vista support for small businesses shows how the company is trying to reshape public opinion of the operating system. In talking about the offer, Microsoft acknowledges Windows Vista's negative image -- but says it's no longer justified.
"Customers who are using Windows Vista are seeing it and really liking it, and having good experiences, and customers who aren't are really negative about it," said Greg Amrofell, small-business lead product manager in Microsoft's Windows division. "We acknowledge that there's a perception gap that goes on with Windows Vista in small business, but we'd also assert that, with Windows Vista, a little seeing is believing.
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