npd.com - 11/5/2009
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Top-Selling Windows 7 SKUs (based on units week ending 10/24) Average Selling Price 1 Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade $76 2 Windows 7 Pro Upgrade $147 3 Windows 7 Home Premium Family Pack 3 User Upgrade $149
electronista.com - 11/5/2009
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electronista.com —
Sony tonight upgraded its extra-small VAIO P netbook
in the US to keep in sync with Windows...
7. The new models now all run Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional and with this change alone should run much faster than the older models bogged down by ...
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Sony updates VAIO P for Windows 7, faster Atom
telegraph.co.uk - 11/6/2009
windowsteamblog.com - 11/5/2009
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windowsteamblog.com —
It has been quite amazing to watch the
global excitement build around Windows 7, especially during a...
tough economic climate. It was just a few short weeks ago that we learned about Windows 7 outselling the UK's "own" Harry Potter. In Japan, anxious ...
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Windows 7 sales exceed Vista sales by 234%
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Windows 7 sales surpass Vista launch by 234%
D' Technology Weblog —
... “Microsoft’s program of early low-cost pre-sales, high visibility marketing, and aggressive deals helped make Windows 7 software launch successful,” said Stephen Baker of NPD. “In a slow environment for packaged software Windows 7 brought a large number of customers into software aisles.” “A combination of factors impacted Windows 7 PC sales at the outset, but the trajectory of overall PC sales is very strong leading into the holiday season,” said Baker. ...
Windows 7 sales 234% higher than Vista's first few days according to NPD
Engadget —
Looks like Windows 7 is off to a much stronger start than Windows Vista, with the NPD Group claiming the first few days of sales saw a 234% increase over Vista's start. Part of that can be attributed to special deals and ...
Windows 7 Sales Eclipse Vista By 234%
I4U News —
... Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:46:04 CST | by Robert Evans If you ever needed more proof of how awful an operating system Vista was, this is it. The NPD group has just sent out a press release stating that the first few days of Windows 7 sales have been 234% higher than the first few days of Vista sales were. Revenue was also much improved. Total dollar sales are up 82% from Vista to Win 7. The reason for the disparity between sales growth and actual revenue growth is being attributed to the early discounts on pre-sales and Microsoft's failure to heavily promote the Ultimate ...
Windows 7 tops Vista software sales, lags behind in hardware
AppleInsider —
... Published: 08:15 AM EST Microsoft's heavily hyped Windows 7 debut was a success for the Redmond, Wash., company in terms of boxed software, which saw a 234 percent increase over Vista, though PC hardware sales slowed. According to the NPD Group, the first few days of Windows 7 sales far exceeded that of Windows Vista. Revenue came in 82 percent higher as well, a number lower than the sales increase due to early discounts and a lack of promotional activity for the operating system's 'Ultimate' version. One promotion run by Microsoft pushed ...
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