Microsoft chair Bill Gates today noted at a European news conference that sales of Windows Vista have reached 140 million copies worldwide. The update is the first since the company crossed the 100 million mark at the start of the new year, although Gates doesn't clarify when the company reached the newer threshold. This demonstrates that Vista continues to sell at a "very rapid" rate, according to the Microsoft co-founder.
If tracked between January and April, the number represents about 10 million copies of Vista sold per month in the first third of 2008 and signals a slight increase in the sales rate for the operating system, which averaged at just over 9 million copies sold per month in 2007. However, the sales rate is half that of the Windows update's initial results in the first two months of its launch, when it sold as many as 20 million copies per month to cater to early demand.
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If tracked between January and April, the number represents about 10 million copies of Vista sold per month in the first third of 2008 and signals a slight increase in the sales rate for the operating system, which averaged at just over 9 million copies sold per month in 2007. However, the sales rate is half that of the Windows update's initial results in the first two months of its launch, when it sold as many as 20 million copies per month to cater to early demand.
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I don't know about that... All the stores here are often sold out of all versions except Home Basic so someone's buying the retail version.
I got an O.E.M. 64 bit HP for £31.47 and a retail 32 bit upgrade HP for £64.96
The latter was 55% off.
Imagine what the sales will be like for Windows 7.
Vista was removed from my new laptop. I run XP Sp3 and will not be re-installing Vista any time soon - so that's one less copy in use.
Vista is the Britney Spears of software. Despite it's self-described "success" in OEM channels, by next year Vista will be strung out on crack, rolling around in the street with no panties on.
I should think he means on-board graphics.
I should think he means on-board graphics.
Well, he did say "no graphics card", not "no graphics", as in none at all.
Yes. MILLIONS of customers are going home, formatting their new computers, and installing/configuring WindowsXP from scratch. Yep. That's totally realistic to think. I can definitely see that happening. Uh huh. They've got driver installation and OS set-up down to an art. That's why the tech support industry went out of business years ago.
I imagine most people lose their previous system's XP CD within the first year, or only have 'recovery' CDs that won't quite work as intended on the new system. I also suspect most people won't jump at the thought of buying an extra, older version of Windows just to install it over Vista--has anyone looked at XP sales figures over the past year? If they don't match up, and XP is still somehow being installed by geek friends everywhere...
Exactly how many people are using pirated copies of Windows XP?
Another good question: why are so many people dead set on finding some way--any way--to make the sales figures appear meaningless? Even in the worst case scenario for Microsoft, I don't see it as feasible for any more than 15% of those consumers to have downgraded to XP. If you, or anyone, can somehow see that happening, it's unfortunate but the burden of proof *definitely* goes to you. Justify the numbers or live your life with an opinion that will only ever have a home in internet forums.
Another good question: why are so many people dead set on finding some way--any way--to make the sales figures appear meaningless? Even in the worst case scenario for Microsoft, I don't see it as feasible for any more than 15% of those consumers to have downgraded to XP. If you, or anyone, can somehow see that happening, it's unfortunate but the burden of proof *definitely* goes to you. Justify the numbers or live your life with an opinion that will only ever have a home in internet forums.
I'm not the one proclaiming the feasibility of downgrading to be low or set at some arbitrary number you seem to have picked at random, the burden of proof is on those who make the claims.
The sales figures are certainly meaningless because the majority of people buy computers pre-built from retailers with Vista preloaded. Microsoft sells the os whether the consumer wants it or not.
I've worked in IT for nearly 10 year, and I'm a Infrastructure admin at a large company in the UK (Norwich). We're rolling out Vista, and at my previous company we were early adopters and didn't look back. I haven't removed Vista from any computers yet, at home or at work. Installed it a lot but not removed it.
Yeah, MS rely on OEM a bit. But their biggest deals are volume licences with businesses. Joe Bloggs that buys a new PC with it pre-installed doesn't have a problem with Vista. It works fine normally. New PC's give it fine performance and consumers are happy with it.
Sorry guys - it's just not quite the flop the OSS fanatics want it to be.
I've worked in IT for nearly 10 year, and I'm a Infrastructure admin at a large company in the UK (Norwich). We're rolling out Vista, and at my previous company we were early adopters and didn't look back. I haven't removed Vista from any computers yet, at home or at work. Installed it a lot but not removed it.
Yeah, MS rely on OEM a bit. But their biggest deals are volume licences with businesses. Joe Bloggs that buys a new PC with it pre-installed doesn't have a problem with Vista. It works fine normally. New PC's give it fine performance and consumers are happy with it.
Sorry guys - it's just not quite the flop the OSS fanatics want it to be.
Well, let's look at the facts for a second here:
1. Vista sucks. (yes that's a fact, not an opinion).
2. Microsoft is cramming it down consumer's throats by forcing OEMs to sell it, then they turn around and brag about how great it's selling.
3. Vista is slower than XP, SP 1 is actually slower than RTM. XP SP3 beats them all.
4. Any business that has already switched to Vista is CRAZY (unless it's a small business).
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