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Defining the Vista feeling through sound

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

Windows Vista users will be unable to disable the start-up chime that the computer plays when Windows Vista 19.jpgthey boot up the system.

Microsoft believes that forcing its users to listen to the same music every time they boot up their computers is part of the "branding experience". Hearing the noise notifies users that the system is ready, Robert Scoble reported.

If you work in an open office garden or cubicle city, you’d better prepare for an hour of Microsoft branding every morning, if not throughout the day. Silicon Valley Sleuth: Defining the Vista feeling through sound

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