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Windows 7 set to break sales records (Win 7 more popular than final Harry Potter book)
The Times, UK ^ | October 22, 2009 | DSGi,

Posted on 10/24/2009 3:43:52 PM PDT by SmokingJoe

Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 7, is on course to break sales records following its launch today.

The online retailer Amazon said that it was the “biggest grossing pre-order product of all time”, having overtaken the likes of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Nintendo’s Wii.

Speaking at the launch of Windows 7 yesterday, Jeremy Fennell, Category Director at DSGi, which owns Dixons, Currys and PC World, said: “We have sold more copies of Windows 7 in three weeks on pre-order than Vista sold in its first year.”

At midnight, queues could be seen outside stores as computers users got ready to upgrade their PCs to the new system as soon as possible.

(Excerpt) Read more at technology.timesonline.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amazon; dsgi; microsoft; vistasux; windows7
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To: PackerBoy

My wife has Vista, has spent about $400 trying to get it to work well. For me, I went Mac about two years ago, and you know what they say “Once you go Mac, you never go back”.


21 posted on 10/24/2009 4:17:06 PM PDT by Sir Clancelot
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To: Dustbunny
I got mine early at Newegg - a 3 user "family" upgrade pack of Home Premium (with installs for both 32 and 64 bit) for $149 with free shipping! (But that deals over with now : (

The "upgrade" requires a fresh install when you go from XP, but Microsoft had a nice little free program that grabs your profile and anything else you want it to and saves it in a file on a jump drive, then puts it all back where it needs to go on the new install.

Overall, it was the most painless upgrade I've ever done. I'm really liking it. My system really smokes now with the 64 bit version!

I have't read past your reply yet, but I'll bet there will be someone talking about how a free version of Ubuntu is just as good. (Well Ubuntu WILL run on a 386 with 64Mb of memory!)

22 posted on 10/24/2009 4:17:13 PM PDT by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: brivette
You can’t do a direct upgrade from XP to Win 7. It has to be a “costum” install, meaning it will wipe out XP and do a clean install of Win 7. So you will have to save your data before you install, plus re-install your apps and data after installing Win 7.
23 posted on 10/24/2009 4:20:49 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; JosephW; ...

24 posted on 10/24/2009 4:25:00 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Sir Clancelot
Great business plan:

Produce crap.

Produce solution to previous Crap.

Success!!!!

Profit!!!!

25 posted on 10/24/2009 4:36:34 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: PackerBoy

I like Vista, too. I have had NO problems with it. Unlike XP, and I was very resistant to switching at the time.


26 posted on 10/24/2009 4:48:44 PM PDT by swatbuznik
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To: Sir Clancelot

Well I went out and purchased a new HP computer with Windows 7 on it today and so far compared to Vista I LOVE Windows 7!


27 posted on 10/24/2009 5:09:53 PM PDT by proudofthesouth (Zero is fast becoming America's Hitler.)
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To: Paladin2

If that were all that it takes to make money, why are you not as rich as Bill Gates is?


28 posted on 10/24/2009 5:17:22 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Paladin2

It’s not like going out to buy a Toyota if you’re unhappy with your Chevy.

The Toyota in this case (Apple) would cost twice as much.

I still think there’s an opening for a 3rd brand of consumer OS. Perhaps that’s where Google is heading? Of course that won’t fly on FR because they’re liberals........sigh.


29 posted on 10/24/2009 5:17:58 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: 2harddrive
I bought a new ASUS PC in July and as a term of the sale, they are supposed to send me Win 7.

It better get here soon because, Vista sucks.

30 posted on 10/24/2009 5:18:58 PM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (Markets and Marxists Don't Mix! Audit the FED NOW!)
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To: proudofthesouth

In a nutshell, what is it about 7 that makes it better?


31 posted on 10/24/2009 5:19:29 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (Liberals are nothing more than drooling buffoons. Spread the word.)
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To: SmokingJoe

My dad wasn’t a lawyer and I’m quite happy giving my IP away or selling it cheap.


32 posted on 10/24/2009 5:23:32 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Dustbunny
Wow, $119. for the home Windows 7 Upgrade.

Or for about 3 times that, you'll be able to get a decent new computer in January with it already installed.

33 posted on 10/24/2009 5:33:22 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: SmokingJoe

Windows95 with a fancy paint job.


34 posted on 10/24/2009 6:18:39 PM PDT by blastdad51 (Typical middle-aged white patriot.)
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To: SmokingJoe
The online retailer Amazon said that it was the “biggest grossing pre-order product of all time”, having overtaken the likes of Harry Potter

That may have something to do with the fact that "Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows" cost in the neighborhood of $20 while Windows 7 is in the range (depending on the version) of $120 to $300!

So a single copy of the Windows 7 Premium Home upgrade costs the same as 5 copies of HP & TDH.

Mark

35 posted on 10/24/2009 7:12:17 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: MarkL
Preorders for Windows 7 were initially priced by Microsoft at just $50, which is when most people did their pre-orders, so you are wrong.
Not to mention, big retailing conglomerate, DSGi, have sold more copies of Windows 7 in three weeks in pre-orders alone, than Vista units they sold in its first year. No matter how you look at it, Windows 7 is going to be huge.
36 posted on 10/24/2009 7:23:40 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: proudofthesouth

Congratulations on the new computer!


37 posted on 10/24/2009 7:34:30 PM PDT by cabojoe
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To: SmokingJoe

So did they completely knock-off Apple’s 10.5 or just part of it?


38 posted on 10/24/2009 7:37:14 PM PDT by moehoward
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So did they completely knock-off Apple’s 10.5 or just part of it?”

Naaaah.
They just knocked off you head, and put chaff inside your coconot, then put it back on, that's all.

39 posted on 10/24/2009 7:40:15 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe
Even Steve Ballmer recently admitted Windows 7 is just Vista with some fixes.

Same 'ol MS hype. No one ever seems to learn. MS has figured out they can release a "new" OS every 3 years or so since the public seems to take that long to forget the last time MS shafted them.

There's a great new Apple ad to that effect here:

Apple Ad: Broken Promises

40 posted on 10/24/2009 7:44:39 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Made from The Right Stuff)
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