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Microsoft boosted as Windows 7 sales outpace Vista

Tōkyō : Japan | 19 days ago  
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  • The Windows 7 launch also gave a bump to personal computer (PC) sales
    The Windows 7 launch also gave a bump to personal computer (PC) sales
    Source: AFP
  • A Lenovo laptop computer is displayed with the latest Microsoft Windows 7 operating system at a computer store in Hong Kong
    A Lenovo laptop computer is displayed with the latest Microsoft ...
    Source: Reuters
The Windows 7 launch also gave a bump to personal computer (PC) sales
Analysis of sales figures by research firm NPD Group suggested that sales of Windows 7 in the United States were 234% higher than when Vista launched in January 2007. "In a slow environment for packaged software Windows 7 brought a large number of customers into the software aisles"," said Stephen Baker,...
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  • News Source: Independent | 18 days ago
    Windows 7 has been a bigger seller than its predecessor, Windows Vista , new industry figures show. Research firm NPD Group said Microsoft users were switching from Windows XP and Windows Vista to Windows 7 in significant numbers.
  • News Source: Guardian Unlimited | 18 days ago
    Analysis of sales figures by research firm NPD Group suggested that sales of Windows 7 in the United States were 234% higher than when Vista launched in January 2007. "In a slow environment for packaged software Windows 7 brought a large number of...
  • News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | 18 days ago
    Sales of Windows 7 in the days following its October 22 release were 234 percent higher than those posted by Vista when it was released into the market, the market research firm reported on Thursday. "Microsoft's program of early low-cost pre-sales,...
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Posted By frizar frizar | 18 days ago
i hope it will be usefull because vista wasn't good
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