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Published 11/07/2009 by T3

Windows 7 sales boosted by pre-orders, smashes Vista

Huge pre-order sales of Windows 7 have seen Microsoft's new operating system out-do its disastrous predecessor Windows Vista by a whopping 243 per cent.

The newly released figures demonstrate public and business confidence in Microsoft's comeback effort, although the figures have been...

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Windows 7 Flies Off the Shelves

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PC sales not seeing much of a Windows 7 effect - [11/06/2009 - Guardian.co.uk]

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...Baker says: "Microsoft's program of early low-cost pre-sales, high visibility marketing, and aggressive deals helped make the Windows 7 software launch successful. In a slow environment for packaged software, Windows 7 brought a large number of customers into the software aisles."

Windows 7 sales boosted by pre-orders, smashes Vista [T3 - 11/07/2009]

...5 stars, saying: "Windows 7 has achieved something Vista failed to deliver and much more. This is the best Windows yet."

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