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Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista, has come to Singapore.
It has enhanced security features, including a programme that allows parents to check on their children's online activities.
It has been five years since Microsoft launched a new operating system.
27-year-old Ian Seah was the first in line to buy the latest Windows Vista in Singapore.
Ian said: "I started queuing at around 8 in the morning. I made sure I took the first train so I don't miss this. I'm just a die-hard Windows fan!"
His prize? An autographed set signed by Bill Gates, one of only 25,000 available worldwide.
From an aerial photography campaign in Australia to performances by children against the spectacular backdrop of the Taj Mahal, Microsoft is certainly pulling out all stops to raise the 'wow' factor for Vista's global launch.
In Singapore, 2,000 people have submitted photographs of their interpretation of Singapore vistas and winning entries will be turned into Microsoft wallpapers for download by desktops worldwide.
The system has a new interface design and features that allow users to check the weather, road directions, and even 4-D results.
It also has a feature that allows parents to monitor and restrict where their children surf online, what they do, and how long they can spend on the computer.
Colin Png, Director - Business, Marketing Organisation, Microsoft Singapore, said: "You can have maximum control, and obviously compromising perhaps on the privacy of your children, or you can adjust somewhere in between. This is such an important issue that both the parents and their children probably will need to have that connection and communication to agree to on things."
"That would be good, because in that sense parents know exactly what the kids are looking for in the internet as well," said one buyer.
"Is it necessary? For me it's okay because my children know what they're doing," said another.
Singapore is part of a worldwide launch that sees Windows Vista simultaneously released to consumers in 30 countries in the Asia-Pacific. - CNA/ch
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