Vista Sales Top 20 Million

By gonzo.pete on Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 comments

Windows Vista, available since the end of January, has seen sales surpass the 20 million mark. Microsoft had issued a report concerning first month sales of its flagship operating system

Microsoft’s confidence in the next-gen OS is based on the fact that the 20 million legal licenses have been sold at a pace which surpasses by a factor of 2 to 1 the sales for Vista’s “ancestor”, Windows XP.
We should assume also that next to the legal licenses there are also millions of other pirated copies of Vista installed.

According to Microsoft, the initial figures reflect the broad interest in the security and usability enhancements in Windows Vista.

“We are encouraged to see such a positive consumer response to Windows Vista right out of the gate,” said Bill Veghte, corporate vice president of the Windows Business Group at Microsoft. “While it’s very early in the product lifecycle, we are setting a foundation for Windows Vista to become the fastest-adopted version of Windows ever. Working with our partners, we are helping our customers leverage new tools and programs to accelerate the transition and provide a great user experience.”

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.

Within its first year of shipment, the analysis firm IDC expects Windows Vista to be installed on more than 90 million computers worldwide. More than 35 million computers in the U.S. are expected to run one of Vista’s many flavors, driving nearly $4 billion in revenue to Microsoft.

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