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lockergnome.com - 28 days ago
Windows 7 Sales Exceed Vista Sales By 234% - I Wonder Why?
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It should be no surprise to anyone, least of all Microsoft, that sales of their new Windows 7 operating system is already out selling Vista by a wide margin. Vista started out on a bad foot, with so many problems, that it was soon realized by many that this was a bad OS. However, once Microsoft ...
npd.com - 29 days ago
Windows 7 Boxed Software Sales Surpass Vista Launch, According to NPD
— npd.com — Top-Selling Windows 7 SKUs (based on units week ending 10/24) Average Selling Price 1 Windows 7 Home... Premium Upgrade $76 2 Windows 7 Pro Upgrade $147 3 Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack 3 User Upgrade $149 (more) Windows 7 Boxed Software Sales Surpass Vista Launch, ...

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sophos.com - 29 days ago
Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses
— sophos.com — Now that we in the northern hemisphere have had some time to digest the Windows 7 hype... and settle in for the coming winter, we thought we would get some more hard data regarding Windows 7 security. On October 22nd, we settled in at SophosLabs and ... (more) Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses

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windowsteamblog.com - 29 days ago
Windows 7 sales exceed Vista sales by 234%
— 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 ... (more) Windows 7 sales exceed Vista sales by 234%

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Windows 7 launch success: Microsoft executed well, says NPD
IT Blogwatch's blog — ... better for most users. But Vista never recovered from the bad press. ... This morning I was at our local hospital ... one gentlemen was sitting using his laptop. We struck up a conversation ... the subject turned to Windows 7 and his opinion was that Microsoft keeps shooting themselves in the foot. He also stated that when Google comes out with their OS, Microsoft would be finished. This was the opinion of what I would call ‘the man on the street’, who didn’t have an axe to grind. more So what's your take? Get involved: ...

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