Jason Unger
03-27-07, 11:00 AM
Windows Vista Hits 20 Million Licenses, Says Microsoft
Microsoft says that more than 20 million licenses of Windows Vista have been sold since the operating system launched in late January, "more than doubling the initial pace of sales for its predecessor, Windows XP," according to a press release.
Windows Vista license sales after one month of availability have already exceeded the total of Windows XP license sales in the earlier product's first two months of availability. In January 2002, the company announced sales of Windows XP licenses had exceeded 17 million after two months on the market.
The more than 20 million copies shipped represent Windows Vista licenses sold to PC manufacturers, copies of upgrades and the full packaged product sold to retailers and upgrades ordered through the Windows Vista Express Upgrade program from January 30 to February 28.
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However, the "doubling" statistic may be a bit misleading, reports the AP.
But given that the personal computer market has nearly doubled since XP launched, Vista sales "probably should be more," said Michael Silver, vice president of research at Gartner, a technology research group.
For more on the Vista launch, check out
http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/18062.html
Microsoft says that more than 20 million licenses of Windows Vista have been sold since the operating system launched in late January, "more than doubling the initial pace of sales for its predecessor, Windows XP," according to a press release.
Windows Vista license sales after one month of availability have already exceeded the total of Windows XP license sales in the earlier product's first two months of availability. In January 2002, the company announced sales of Windows XP licenses had exceeded 17 million after two months on the market.
The more than 20 million copies shipped represent Windows Vista licenses sold to PC manufacturers, copies of upgrades and the full packaged product sold to retailers and upgrades ordered through the Windows Vista Express Upgrade program from January 30 to February 28.
http://www.cepro.com/asset/4846.jpg (http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/18062.html)
However, the "doubling" statistic may be a bit misleading, reports the AP.
But given that the personal computer market has nearly doubled since XP launched, Vista sales "probably should be more," said Michael Silver, vice president of research at Gartner, a technology research group.
For more on the Vista launch, check out
http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/18062.html