Windows Vista Debuts with Strong Global Sales

[Digital Puppy]

Windows Vista Debuts with Strong Global Sales

More than 20 million licenses were sold in the opening month of general availability for the new operating system, as new tools and programs ease the transition for consumers.

[quote]REDMOND, Wash., March 26, 2007 — Initial sales figures from Microsoft show its new operating system Windows Vista made a splash in its debut. In the first month of Windows Vista’s general availability, sales exceeded 20 million licenses, more than doubling the initial pace of sales for its predecessor, Windows XP. These 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,â€

[camaroguy1998]

Not to take away from Vista or its sales.
There have been several articles on the net touting the high number of sales but only a cpl have stated that the number of PC's in the world has doubled since XP was released.

From Channel Register.....

In addition to these facts, it has been noted by several analysts that the PC market is significantly larger than it was when XP was launched five years ago. Adjusting the figures to take this into account, it seems that Vista could simply be matching XP sales.

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/0 ... ts_claims/