Windows 7 racing past Vista in record time
Windows 7 has been heralded as a genuine success for Microsoft. It’s apparently been selling like cupcakes and has received a much more positive response than its predecessor, Windows Vista.
It’s also been able to generate public interest in a way Vista was never able to do. Compare the two and Windows 7 comes out on top with a bruised and battered Windows Vista laying at its feet, whimpering.
Just look at the below search volume graph from Google, which shows the search volume for Windows 7 compared with that of Windows Vista. Windows 7 raced past Windows Vista in no time, and quickly passed the all-time high of Vista.
It looks like Microsoft finally really does have a big hit on its hands. They have claimed it’s the fastest-selling OS in history, and that may very well be right.
Here is how fast it’s growing. After being available for just three months, Windows 7 has reached a 10% market share. That’s almost double that of Mac OS X, and more than half of that of Windows Vista. Those numbers include computers that come with pre-installed versions of Windows 7, which does of course help tremendously, but it’s still very impressive.
Now the only question is how long it will take Windows 7 to overtake Windows Vista in actual market share. How soon do you think it will happen?
The New England Patriots held what seemed to be a commanding lead (17-15) with five minutes left of Super Bowl XLVI last night. But the New York Giants came back and managed to win with 21-17.
As Super Bowl 46 is approaching, fans will flock to the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, and to TV sets around the world to follow the New York Giants battle it out with the New England Patriots.
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larry
February 17th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
uhhh…try using Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala). If you can use Windows, you can use Ubuntu. It’s Linux for dummies. Really, you need NO command line knowledge. The entire thing is GUI now. My nephew uses it every weekend at my house and he has no idea what an operating system is. He just knows it gets him to the web. If you’re still planning on buying a Windows product, at least TRY Ubuntu 9.10 first. You can even install it inside Windows (dual boot). If you don’t like it, you can uninstall it very easily.
Imagine our friend Bill Gates and his corporate fat cats getting into their private jet and jamming all over the world on your nickel. Still wanna pess away $200 for Windows anything?
Open your mind to open source.
MJH
February 26th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Most people just want to USE a computer. Even with Ubuntu, you miss out on a whole pile of functionalities that should just work, but have to be configured by a ‘computer guy.’ The reason open source isn’t up most people’s alleys is because they don’t want to be that intimate with the inner workings of an OS. Until open source figures that out, it’ll still just be software and OSs for the elite.
Carson Washington
May 7th, 2010 at 1:47 am
I’m pretty much impressed with the stability of Windows 7. It is better than windows Vista which hogs my memory and cpu.-;,