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Fuzzy Logic Will 40 million copies of Vista sold shut the critics up?
Fuzzy Logic Will 40 million copies of Vista sold shut the critics up? | Will 40 million copies of Vista sold shut the critics up? |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Wednesday, 16 May 2007 | |
  
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Conflicting reports of both good and bad experiences of Vista have convinced some customers to stick with or revert back to Windows XP, but if the numbers of nearly 40m copies are to be believed, Vista has had a pretty warm welcome worldwide. Granted, some copies will have been ‘sold’ with new computers to corporations who would have wiped the Vista installation and loaded their tested and secure Windows XP image instead, decreasing the actual number of Windows Vista installations you’d expect from sales of nearly 40m, but it still represents tens of millions of actual users. Gates reported that demand for the ‘premium editions’ of Windows Vista made up 78% of Vista sales, and in addition to the 10,000 hardware and software products with one of the two Vista logos, Microsoft says that in addition, ‘thousands of additional software titles and more than 1.9 million devices are compatible with Windows Vista today’. Also on display was the ‘Windows Server 2008’, previously known by the codename of Windows Server ‘Longhorn’, along with new hardware makers and third-party software solutions for the upcoming server software. Gates told the WinHEC audience in his keynote address that: “A wave of great new hardware products from our partners has played a major role in the strong demand we’ve seen for Windows Vista. Going forward, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will provide a platform for hardware innovations that will deliver more intelligent and compelling computing experiences for consumers and business users, driving increased demand for a wide range of new PCs and new devices.” Microsoft expects that for every dollar they generate from sales of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, IT industry partners in ‘the technology ecosystem beyond Microsoft’ will reap approximately $18. Microsoft quotes IDC figures that offer a 2008 prediction that “this same ecosystem will sell more than $120 billion in products and services revolving around Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Also of note is the predicted 20 percent gain in overall Windows-related employment in 2008 that IDC attributes specifically to Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008”. John Gantz, chief research officer and senior vice president of IDC said that: “The impact of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will reach far beyond Microsoft. Overall, the advent of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 will help local economies grow, improve the labor force, and support the formation of new companies. In addition, the indirect benefits of using newer software will help boost productivity, increase competitiveness, and support local innovation.” So, will these figures and announcements shut the critics up? I wouldn’t bet on it. {moscomment} |
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