internetnews.com - 18 days ago
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The predictions of pent-up demand for Windows 7 appear to have been borne out, at least by the first week of sales figures from NPD Group . The market research firm estimates total Windows PC unit sales jumped 49 percent year-over-year for the week that Windows 7 launched and 95 percent from ...
sophos.com - 20 days ago
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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 ...
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Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses
windowsteamblog.com - 19 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%
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TechBlog —
... and Windows 7 Drives a 49% Spike in PC Sales - Win7 sales are beating Vista's numbers in its early days, and helping the PC industry recover. • ...
Windows 7 enjoys a good opening
GMSV —
... current equipment. And as NPD explains, “The other hurdle Windows 7 faced was sales of PCs with older operating systems (XP and Vista) were high, making up 20 percent of sales during the Windows 7 launch, compared to just 6 percent of older operating sales during Vista’s launch week.” Then there’s the matter of timing Windows 7 made its debut in October, in the crack between back-to-school and holiday sales. “One of the problems is that it’s an apples-to-oranges comparison,” Baker told InternetNews.com . “I didn’t want to make it, but I knew people would ask. Comparing sales ...
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