npdgroupblog.com - 29 days ago
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As Windows 7 begins its assault on the consumer retail marketplace today, so far, despite a few questionable decisions, the marketing, merchandising, and retail preparation appear to be clicking on all cylinders. Since I’m not a product reviewer I can’t comment on how “insanely great” Windows 7 ...
windowsteamblog.com - 29 days ago
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windowsteamblog.com —
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 ...
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Windows 7 sales exceed Vista sales by 234%
digitimes.com - 27 days ago
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digitimes.com —
Demand for PCs and hardware did not turn
strong after the launch of Windows 7 in late...
October and is unlikely to do so in 2009 due to most Windows Vista users not needing to replace their PCs in order to upgrade to Windows 7, while some users are ...
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PC demand did not grow significantly after Windows 7 ...
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Windows 7 sales exceed Vista sales by 234%
Official Windows Magazine | Home —
... 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 trajectory of overall PC sales is very strong leading into the holiday season," said Stephen Baker at NPD. Magic. [image] Note: This blog entry was originally posted on windowsteamblog.com. ...
Windows 7 sales exceed Vista sales by 234%
Bink.nu —
... 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 trajectory of overall PC sales is very strong leading into the holiday season," said Stephen Baker at NPD. ...
Vista sold more PCs than Windows 7 did
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 —
... points, technology upgrades, and design innovations at one time," wrote NPD's Stephen Baker just before Windows 7's release. "This past weekend I happened by a Best Buy store and there was not one single PC for sale with Vista on it. Lots of Windows 7 machines, however, all of which were marked 'not for sale until October 22.' Someone did a great job in the supply chain making this happen. This will give Win 7 a tremendous boost out of the gate." (link) ...
PC sales not seeing much of a Windows 7 effect
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... of computer-owning US households. Stephen Baker, NPD's vice president, industry analysis, says: "25% of [US] households have a desktop running Vista and 40% have a notebook with Vista, so there are a lot of folks to move". For comparison, the number for ...
Early sales figures for Windows 7 nicely high, but do we know why?
Betanews —
... In his blog post on launch day, Baker credited stores like Best Buy with their willingness this time around to cooperate with Microsoft, especially with little things like displaying Win7-based PCs -- not Vista -- during early October even before Win7 or the PCs with Win7 were available. Seeing those systems, and some of their new form factors, might contribute to some of that pent-up demand Baker told us about. ...
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Windows 7 Officially Released
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The world’s largest software company Microsoft unveil the latest version of its operating system – Windows 7 . Windows 7 promises a streamlined interface, support for touch screens, and security features that, while robust, don’t interfere with users’ day-to-day ...
Windows 7 sales outshine Vista —
CNET News - Business Tech 28 days ago
Initial unit sales of Windows 7 outpaced those of Vista by 234 percent, leading to actual dollar sales that were 82 percent higher than Vista's, says NPD Group report. Originally posted at News - Microsoft
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