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Windows Vista sells nearly 40 million licenses in the first 100 days (http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/microsoft-vista-sells-nearly-40-million-licenses-in-fir
by halo 16y ago
Windows Vista sells nearly 40 million licenses in the first 100 days (http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/microsoft-vista-sells-nearly-40-million-licenses-in-first-100-d/ http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/16/microsoft-vista-sells-nea...).
This is an operating system which received a strong negative reaction from many in the (non-Microsoft-worshiping) tech press. It just goes to show you how out of touch many of them are with what really excites users.
- masklinn 16y agoVista took 7 months to reach 4% market share, 7 took 3 weeks. 7 sold 90 million licenses in its first 4 months.
- halo 16y agoThe iPad took 4 weeks to sell 1 million units. The iPhone 3GS sold 1 million units in 3 days. (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/03/ipad_sales_top_one_million/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/03/ipad_sales_top_one_m...)
- masklinn 16y agoThe 3GS and the iPad occupy completely different segments and markets (one of which didn't quite exist before the device was created), Vista and 7 don't.