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Windows 7 sales exceed Vista sales by 234%
Official Windows Magazine | Home —
It has been quite amazing to watch the global excitement build around Windows 7, especially during a tough economic climate. It was just a few short weeks ago that we learned about Windows 7 outselling the UK's "own" Harry Potter. In Japan, anxious PC users waited in line to be one of the first to get their hands on Windows 7. And just today, according to the NPD groups' weekly tracking service, Windows 7 software unit sales in the U.S. increased 234% over Windows Vista's first few days of sales. "A combination of factors impacted Windows 7 PC sales at the outset, but the ...
Windows 7 crushed Vista in early launch sales
TechSpot —
... over Windows Vista, so its success comes as no surprise. According to research by NPD Group, Microsoft sold 234% more boxed versions of Windows 7 than it did Vista during the first couple days of sales. The research firm's data includes sales from October 18 to 24 and includes Windows 7 presales. Windows 7 has also pulled in more cash thus far, with 82% greater revenue than Vista. NPD notes that a combination of ...
Windows 7 sales surpass Vista launch by 234%
D' Technology Weblog —
... “Microsoft’s program of early low-cost pre-sales, high visibility marketing, and aggressive deals helped make Windows 7 software launch successful,” said Stephen Baker of NPD. “In a slow environment for packaged software Windows 7 brought a large number of customers into software aisles.” “A combination of factors impacted Windows 7 PC sales at the outset, but the trajectory of overall PC sales is very strong leading into the holiday season,” said Baker. ...
Windows 7 sales exceed Vista sales by 234%
Bink.nu —
... It has been quite amazing to watch the global excitement build around Windows 7, especially during a tough economic climate. It was just a few short weeks ago that we learned about Windows 7 outselling the UK's "own" Harry Potter. In Japan, anxious PC users waited in line to be one of the first to get their hands on Windows 7. And just today, according to the NPD groups' weekly tracking service, Windows 7 software unit sales in the U.S. increased 234% over Windows Vista's first few days of sales. "A combination of factors impacted Windows 7 ...
Windows 7 sales 234% higher than Vista's first few days according to NPD
Engadget —
Looks like Windows 7 is off to a much stronger start than Windows Vista, with the NPD Group claiming the first few days of sales saw a 234% increase over Vista's start. Part of that can be attributed to special deals and ...
Vista sold more PCs than Windows 7 did
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 —
... according to NPD's weekly tracking data, racking up sales of Windows 7 that were 234% higher than Vista's during its first few days of sales. (More on that below the fold.)
But PC makers didn't make out quite as well. Although they had a relatively strong week, with unit sales up 49% year over year and 95% from the week before, it was nothing like Vista's launch in Feb. 2007. Then, sales soared 68% year over year and 170% from the week before.
In a press release issued Thursday, Baker explained what happened: ...
Windows 7 Sales Eclipse Vista By 234%
I4U News —
... Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:46:04 CST | by Robert Evans If you ever needed more proof of how awful an operating system Vista was, this is it. The NPD group has just sent out a press release stating that the first few days of Windows 7 sales have been 234% higher than the first few days of Vista sales were. Revenue was also much improved. Total dollar sales are up 82% from Vista to Win 7. The reason for the disparity between sales growth and actual revenue growth is being attributed to the early discounts on pre-sales and Microsoft's failure to heavily promote the Ultimate ...
Windows 7 tops Vista software sales, lags behind in hardware
AppleInsider —
... Published: 08:15 AM EST Microsoft's heavily hyped Windows 7 debut was a success for the Redmond, Wash., company in terms of boxed software, which saw a 234 percent increase over Vista, though PC hardware sales slowed. According to the NPD Group, the first few days of Windows 7 sales far exceeded that of Windows Vista. Revenue came in 82 percent higher as well, a number lower than the sales increase due to early discounts and a lack of promotional activity for the operating system's 'Ultimate' version. One promotion run by Microsoft pushed ...
Windows 7 enjoys a good opening
GMSV —
Making straight-up comparisons of sales figures for the launches of various Windows versions is tricky business for the same reason that you can’t step in the same river twice too many variables in the natural flow of things. But even with that caveat, it appears Windows 7 has gotten off to the kind of start Microsoft needed to maintain the momentum generated by the largely positive early reviews. Research outfit NPD Group reports that first-week sales of Windows 7 boxed software in the U.S. were 234 percent higher than those for Vista, which was turned loose on an ...
Windows 7 Sales Surpass Vista's by 234%
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... According to NPD's weekly tracking service, Windows 7 software unit sales in the US surpassed VIstas by 234 percent during the first few days. However, revenue generated by Windows 7 sales was only 82 percent higher than Vista's during the tracking period. NPD imputed the rather lackluster revenue growth to the discounts offered on pre-sales and Microsoft's failure to plug the Ultimate version in a manner its due. Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade with an average selling price of $76 was the top-selling Windows 7 SKU during the week ending October 24, 2009. ...
Why Windows 7's success may ruin Microsoft
Preston Gralla's blog —
They shouldn't be popping the champagne corks at Microsoft over the news that Windows 7 sales are skyrocketing. A well-known management consultant says that Windows 7's success could be the worst thing to happen to Microsoft, and turn the company in the General Motors of software. The market research company NPD Group reports that sales of Windows 7 in the U.S. "were 234 percent higher than Vista’s first few days of sales." Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis at NPD said this about the Windows 7 launch: "Microsoft's program of early low-cost pre-sales, high ...
Windows 7 sales topped Vista in first weeks, but economy still a drag on PC sales
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... Consumer retail sales of Microsoft's newest computer operating system topped those of Vista by 234% on a unit basis within the first few days of launching on Oct. 22, according to a report released this morning by the NPD Group. (The report did not include sales to businesses and large organizations.) ...
Windows 7 sells 234 percent more copies than Vista
VentureBeat —
... It looks like all the positive buzz round Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system paid off in sales. Windows 7 sold 234 percent more copies during its first few days on the market than Vista did during the same period of its release, according to research by the NPD Group. ...
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