Windows Vista: 100 Days, 40 Million Sold

Say what you like about Windows Vista, how you'd never install it on your box, how it's too expensive, too bloated or too under-supported to succeed in the marketplace. Rant and rave and wave your Linux flag, or Windows XP flag, or heck even your old BeOS flag if you've still got it. Because, according to Bill Gates' speech at WinHEC yesterday, the naysayers don't appear to matter. In the first 100 days of Windows Vista's general availability, Microsoft sold over 40 million licenses (1 license = 1 install typically) for the new OS. Of the 40 million sold, roughly 78%, or around 31 million, were Home Premium licenses.
Currently, Windows Vista accounts for nearly 14% of WinCustomize's weekly traffic.

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Go Vista Go.......

Something which i m copying from one of the other thread

In the last 3 months Microsoft made more then 10 billion dollers by selling Vista & Office 2007.

While ***** made 8 *** ADs :d

No, ***** reported its best quarter ever and the *** market share rose further. *****'s stock price soared past $100. So keep your gob shut and stop polluting threads with off-topic posts.

Vista will sell.....After using for so many days I can say that Vista has some impressive features under its belt & hope Vienna is the true Longhorn that MS promised...

yes, Vista's has been the company's FASTEST product launch ever !

anandk said:
yes, Vista's has been the company's FASTEST product launch ever !

really, i dont think so.
anyways even i prefer vista, though pirated.

Vista got in-built "DRM" -A superior technology for all users of M$.

praka123 said:
Vista got in-built "DRM" -A superior technology for all users of M$.

Prakka123, like always spreading FUD.

Vista got inbuilt DRM for only HD DVD & Blue ray. Now Vista is the only one which can play these on a computer. Linux cannot & MacOS X will be forced to support this DRM too in Leopard else they cannot play HD DVDs

Oh & just to note, this DRM only affactes HD DVD & Blue Ray disks. Nothing else, if you have DVD,VCD,DivX, Xvid you have nothing to worry about.

No, ***** reported its best quarter ever and the *** market share rose further. *****'s stock price soared past $100.

Yes...they did. They soared...they made a lot of money in 3 months.

Microsoft made the same money in 2 weeks

Yeah, Microsoft is the biggest software company in the world. The ex-CEO is the richest man in the world. They make a lot more money every quarter than Apple, a niche player in the computer industry. Every time they report quarterly profits, our friend here has to change his clothes!

Big deal.

gx_saurav said:
Yes...they did. They soared...they made a lot of money in 3 months.

Microsoft made the same money in 2 weeks

Yeah, Microsoft is the biggest software company in the world. The ex-CEO is the richest man in the world. They make a lot more money every quarter than Apple, a niche player in the computer industry. Every time they report quarterly profits, our friend here has to change his clothes!

Big deal.

We understand you pain arya. we sincearly do

Thanks! I never knew you could be so accommodating. /sarcasm

Now, if you'll excuse us, there is something we were discussing before you decided to "butt" in...

praka123 said:
Vista got in-built "DRM" -A superior technology for all users of M$.

please read in toto il type in simple english so u can understand:

1. Bil Gtaes not in favor of DRM
2. MS doesnt provide DRM content if u have grudge against DRM blame the content provider and not MS
3. RIAA & MPAA are for DRM hence MS has to incorporate it

its like blaming ur college professor for making u give the exam whn its not him but other organisation and authorities that make u give the exam

Please don't fight in this thread

cant help it if OSC comes on hi-jacking threads and say DRM DRM and security security