Posted on 12/04/2012 6:07:15 AM PST by SmokingJoe
Sales of the Windows 8 operating system, which was launched on October 26, were driven by upgrades rather than users purchasing the software on new machines, according to Reuters.
Microsoft sold 60 million Windows 7 licenses in two months, compare to 40 million licenses of Windows 8 in one month.
Tami Reller, finance and marketing head of Microsoft's Windows division, said yesterday: "Windows 8 upgrade momentum is outpacing that of Windows 7," speaking at an investor conference held by Credit Suisse.
Previous versions of Microsoft operating systems sold considerably fewer licenses than Windows 8 in a comparable period, with XP shipping 8 million units in the month following its launch in 2002, and Microsoft Vista selling around 10 million licenses in the first 30 days following its introduction in 2006.
In raw figures, Windows 8′s first month has been around twice as strong as for Windows Vista, and four times as strong as that of Windows XP
However, there is now a much higher volume of PC users worldwide than in 2001, and Windows 8′s upgrade price is far less than it has traditionally charged for new versions of Windows.
Upgrading to Windows 8 costs £43, compared to £88 for the full software package or £399 for the new Microsoft Surface tablet running Windows 8.
Many of the sales are to PC manufacturers, who in turn sell a large number of machines to companies, very few of which are using Windows 8 yet.
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Windows7 is great, have it on a few computers and doubt I’ll be “upgrading” to Windows8. But it looks like a hit for Microsoft on tablets and mobile devices, good luck to them I have no use Apple
Its appalling how many people acquiesce to invasive toolbars. They are oblivious to them. No wonder so many entities try to insert them. I removed one yesterday
They are a pain to get rid of. I’ve had some that took me hours to figure out how to move along.
“Of course they also get the Fisher Price start menu for their trouble. “
LOLOL
Perfect!
Windows 2000 Pro, perfect.
I am a gamer, yes, and existing mobile devices are a decade behind existing platforms for high-end gaming. That’s not to say they won’t catch up faster than it took those platforms to get where they are now, but gaming on a tablet or smartphone is no where near as effective, efficient or fun as playing on a large-format TV with surround sound.
I’m a realist. I understand that the market wants people on smaller mobile devices. However, there will always be a need for static, stable platforms until the market can develop a large-format platform capable of interfacing with those mobile devices while utilizing processing power better than what can be provided by that mobile device. Virtualization technologies are certain to lead that charge, but there’s little to suggest a market emerging in the next 5-10 years that will satisfy the high-end graphics and processing requirements of the newer breed of interactive games.
I had no trouble with Vista, I liked it. Now Windows 8 SUCKS! I HATE it.
“The first command required for a PC with Windows 8 or Vista on it is “format c: /q””
I tried this and now my laptop won’t boot up. What else should I try?
>I tried this and now my laptop won’t boot up. What else should I try?
There is still a layer that needs fixed. Right after powering it on, press the “Del” key (or F1 for older PCs) until you get a bios screen. Find the advanced options and raise all the voltages to max and hit F10 to save.
This is the brick or boat anchor converter procedure.
Usually go to add-ons and eliminate them there. Plus sometimes you have to go to programs in control panel and eliminate them there too
In general I agree with you, but that's actually a little bit of a chicken and egg paradox. I remember when Doom was a high-end game. If people keep making better games that demand better hardware, you'll be right. But if the games makers decide there's more money in finger fun for phones, (phinger phun phor phones?) then there will be little demand for better desktops, and the effort to develop them will fade.
You would still have a market of games unsuited to the current crop of mobile devices. You couldn’t run Battlefield, Crysis, Planetside, Assassin’s Creed III, or World of Warcraft on any of today’s tablet or smartphone offerings. There’s simply not enough to processing power.
The only thing I could see happening, if the extinction of the desktop is a certainty, is the birth of dedicated gaming platforms like the PS3, XBox, or Wii. The newest generations of these machines will be on par with the latest the market has to offer. It’s sad that enthusiasts like me will be left in the dustbin of history, but in the grand scheme of computing, this is not surprising. Those who don’t adapt, die.
“This is the brick or boat anchor converter procedure.”
Thanks a lot. My laptop started smoking. I called tech support, and now they are laughing at me in Bangalore. I don’t think you are trying to be helpful.
Just install “classic shell” and windows 8 is fine.
Never have to deal with metro again, it boots up straight to desktop and gives you the classic start menu.
I hear ya'. I have my original Descent 1 CD that I wish I could still run on something.
I think it would be accurate to say that MS biggest hope with W8 is in the mobile market which it is lagging behind - as PC sales drop.
Any upgraded OS should replace the existing one on the same platform; the challenge MS is taking on is leverage their PC share into the phone/pad/mobile market.
Getting into the hardware business - competing with its VAR base is going to also be interesting.
Win 8 has so far, also sold faster than Windows 7 and Vista, which only came out a few years ago. I see you conveniently left that out of your little rant.
Chuckle!
“and what was the population then?”
The populationtoday, is not four times bigger than it was in 2001(when XP came out), I can tell you that. Yet Win 8 has so far, sold 4 times faster than XP did.
“Many military people, both retired and active duty, that I communicate with, have dumped Windows for the less virus prone Apple Operating Systems.”
The iSheep never fail to disappoint.
Win 8 has so far, also sold faster than Windows 7 and Vista, which only came out a few years ago. I see you conveniently left that out of your little rant.
Chuckle!
“and what was the population then?”
The populationtoday, is not four times bigger than it was in 2001(when XP came out), I can tell you that. Yet Win 8 has so far, sold 4 times faster than XP did.
“Many military people, both retired and active duty, that I communicate with, have dumped Windows for the less virus prone Apple Operating Systems.”
The iSheep never fail to disappoint.
Something is really wrong about this article.
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