Despite of all critics and skepticism, Microsoft Windows Vista was sold to 100 million clients in 2007 and got over 10% of install base share. The numbers not only demonstrate success of Microsoft’s latest operating system among early adopters, but also indicate that in one year Vista-based PCs managed to leave behind the whole install base of Apple Macintosh systems.
“I’m pleased to say that we’ve got over 100 million people using Vista now, and that’s a very significant milestone for the kind of applications development, and special hardware work that we think is very important,” said Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft Corp., at Consumer Electronics Show 2008.
According to Net Applications, a provider of various Web tools, the share of PCs with Windows Vista installed that are used to browse the Internet increased to 10.48% in December, 2007, up more than one percent from 9.19% a month before. The increase should be attributed to increased sales of personal computers. Given that the vast majority of systems sold today in well-developed countries can run Windows Vista, it is hardly a surprise that the latest operating system by Microsoft is truly popular.
Although Windows Vista seems to be quite successful, the overall share of Microsoft Windows-enabled personal computers dropped to 90.75% in December from 92.42% in November and from 95.24% back in December ’05. The world’s largest maker of software has been losing its install base share in the PC space for several years, therefore, the current situation should not be a surprise for observers.
Apple Macintosh computers were used by 7.3% of Internet browsers, claims Net Applications, which is up a little bit from November’s 6.81 thanks to increased sales of Apple’s computers during the holiday season.
It was unclear at press time how many computer systems Net Applications tracked in December, 2007.
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According to Net Applications there are no Linux internet users ????
[Posted by: axxis | Date: 01/10/08 06:56:04 AM]
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If you are reading this Microsoft, lots of people after one week interacting with your ORIGINAL Vista OS installed the PIRATE VERSION of Windows XP because your new OS sucks!
So those numbers don’t have the people that paid for vista in their brand new notebook and uninstalled it in a week!
(reposted from another news)
[Posted by: Joker | Date: 01/10/08 07:45:38 AM]
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>So those numbers don’t have the people that paid for vista in their brand new notebook >and uninstalled it in a week!
I am one of them :). Also I think they actually did not sell more than 100 copies of windows Vista in a way that people buy actual product. They force people to buy Vista through hardware. I think manufacturers should start selling hardware without OS (in much larger quantites) and make life easier to them and to us. Really there is no reason to force someone to have specific OS when buying hardware. Its like selling some kind of chairs with every PC, which are "included in price" and you actually pay for them.
[Posted by: BorgDrone | Date: 01/10/08 08:59:29 AM]
I'm one of them too...
[Posted by: axxis | Date: 01/10/08 12:36:23 PM]
I also force to buy a notebook computer with Vista. I dislike Windows 98 and up, so I use Linux on a daily basis. Yep, I am typing this in Linux.
Microsoft force gamers to Vista too because DirectX 10 is only for Vista. Again Microsoft is trying to force people to use product that they do not want. Microsoft is ignore customer's rights.
[Posted by: linuxnerd | Date: 01/12/08 12:14:53 AM]
Why pay for Vista when you can get a pirate version of XP? Dual boot with Kabunto and you have the best of both worlds. Build your own PC and you don't have to deal with this BS
[Posted by: aka_evil_e | Date: 01/13/08 06:14:33 PM]
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It's already at 10% because Vista is so awesome.
[Posted by: Me | Date: 01/10/08 02:32:48 PM]
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You gotta admit it tho Vista is pretty neat if you have the hardware grunt and when you tweaked everything to your hearts content!
[Posted by: On vista | Date: 01/12/08 01:02:03 AM]
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Yes, but OS is not supposed to be "neat". Its supposed to be stable, effective, take as less resources as possible, work on non expensive hardware, etc. If you want "neat" UI, there are plenty of programs for that purpose. They simply installed another program by default (like IE, OE, etc.), now windows blinds too :). Also "solution" for their security holes is to ask user every 12 seconds are you sure, so if he clicks yes every time, which he must do because he wants to work, its his fault if virus is run :) Really funny solution. Some may argue thats case with other OS-es, but its still funny, even if all OS-es use it.
[Posted by: BorgDrone | Date: 01/12/08 03:58:33 AM]
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i think that ReactOS is stepping on the shoes of Windows.
ReactOS should be ready concurrently with Windows 7. I wonder who will have success.
[Posted by: andrei | Date: 01/13/08 11:46:03 PM]
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