Windows 7 Sales Surpass Vista's by 234%
Windows 7 Sales Surpass Vista's by 234%
Posted 11/06/2009 at 6:51am
| by Pulkit Chandna
4
Comments
Print
Microsoft is wallowing in the success of Windows 7. It is difficult to ignore the itch to compare Windows 7 with its predecessor. The Redmond-based software behemoth seems to be relieved that Windows 7 has managed to dodge the fate of Windows Vista. Windows Team Blog blogger Brandon Le Blanc could barely hide his excitement when reporting NPD group's assessment of the initial response to Windows 7.
"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 PC users waited in line to be one of the first to get their hands on Windows 7," a clearly ecstatic Le Blanc wrote on the official Windows Team Blog.
According to NPD's weekly tracking service, Windows 7 software unit sales in the US surpassed VIstas by 234 percent during the first few days. However, revenue generated by Windows 7 sales was only 82 percent higher than Vista's during the tracking period. NPD imputed the rather lackluster revenue growth to the discounts offered on pre-sales and Microsoft's failure to plug the Ultimate version in a manner its due. Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade with an average selling price of $76 was the top-selling Windows 7 SKU during the week ending October 24, 2009.
More like this
siramic
November 06, 2009 at 6:42pm
I agree with fry, in that while my intent was to buy 1 upgrade of Home Premium, that when I saw the Family Pack so reasonably priced, (I didn't even know that option was out there), I bought it. Thank goodness, as the initial install went so good, and I'm so pleased with 7, that I did install it on the other Vista, and XP PC.
fry
November 06, 2009 at 10:29am
MS has been fairly agressive with pre-order discounts and "family packs" pricing. The goal being to make it easy for Vista users and sceptical XP holdouts to switch immediately and maintain the 90%+ Windows installed base - which is much more important than short-term profits.
jcollins
November 06, 2009 at 10:19am
Come on, that's like saying Bolt beat the champion of the special olympics in the 100 meter dash by 3 minutes. Impressive yeah, but look at the competition.
Connect with MaximumPC
Featured Content
Where have all the memorable videogame enemies gone?
This month's issue
Feature
How to Set Up A New PC
Feature
The State of GPU Computing
How-To
Benchmark an Android Phone
Build It
Sandy Bridge-E
Most Commented Articles
Latest Max PC Tweets
- maximumpc: We referred to "motherboad" prices in an earlier tweet. Not to be confused with motherboard prices, which are ALSO going up.6 hours 34 min ago
- maximumpc: Oh hooray. Motherboad price hikes inbound. http://t.co/nacDWfjJ9 hours 9 min ago
- maximumpc: AMD's New Direction For 2012: Heterogenous Computing, Trinity, and Hondo http://t.co/2KzhCT1N1 day 1 hour ago
