Re: Apple is Completely Eclipsed
- From: "Edwin" <thorne25@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:27:28 -0500
"C Lund" <clund@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:clund-4215C0.14032830092007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Might as well follow you into your new thread.
In article <9rmdnVX0xKjtHGLbnZ2dnUVZ_jmdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Edwin" <thorne25@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/60-Million-Copies-of-Windows-Vista-Completely-E
clipse-Apple-61259.shtml
60 Million Copies of Windows Vista Completely Eclipse Apple - Vista sells
on
average 10 million a month
By: Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor
Sold how? By default? Those numbers aren't that impressive when that's
the OS that comes with your computer.
That's the way Macs are sold. PC buyers have their choice of OS, or even
no OS, when they buy their computers.
A quick google found me this:
"Sales of boxed copies of Windows Vista continue to significantly
trail those of Windows XP during its early days, according to a
soon-to-be-released report."
"The report, titled "Windows Vista Still Underperforming in U.S.
Retail," will be sent to clients Friday."
http://www.news.com/Running-the-numbers-on-Vista/2100-1016_3-6207375.ht
ml
"It takes just 60 million copies of Windows Vista to totally eclipse the
whole of Apple. 60 million being the number of Vista licenses Microsoft sold
in the operating system's first six months on the market, considering the
January 30 general consumer launch, and not the November 30, 2006, business
release. This means that on average, Microsoft shipped some 10 million Vista
licenses per month. By comparison, Apple delivered just 1,764,000 Macintosh
computers from March until June 2007, and 1,517,000 machines from January
until March, amounting to 3,281,000 units in six months."
"The fact of the matter is that there is simply no comparison possible
between the growth rate of Windows Vista, moving in the space currently
occupied by Windows XP and Mac OS X Tiger, Apple's two-year-old operating
system. "So let's talk about deployment. So this is a new number for you: 60
million units sold to date. So really if you do over the last six months
since our consumer launch, 60 million units have been sold of Windows Vista
into the marketplace. And you know by our math we eclipse the entire install
base of Apple in the first five weeks that this product shipped," revealed
Kevin Turner, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer."
"Turner added that Vista has contributed decisively to the company's solid
revenue growth in the 2007 fiscal year ended on June 30. "And as you look at
it in terms of revenue for us, which we had high expectations for Vista, but
also in terms of dollar growth. So year-over-year revenue growth of 14
percent, net revenue growth dollar year-over-year was $1.9 billion-that's
the biggest net revenue growth in Windows history. And, as you look at that,
14 percent was certainly a very good number for us last year. You know, the
numbers that we've given you for this next year from a guidance standpoint
around GAAP and what our growth is going to be in Windows Client is around 9
to 10 percent growth-so again another healthy year we're forecasting or
projecting for FY '08 in the Windows Client area," Turner explained."
"At the end of June 2007, Windows Vista accounted for a share of 4,52% of
the
operating system market. This made it the second most popular Windows
platform after Windows XP, of course. At the same time, XP owned 81.94%
while Apple had 6%. Following the new numbers from Microsoft, it appears
that Vista has surpassed Mac OS X. However, the Redmond company announced 40
million sold licenses following the first 100 days of availability. The fact
that after the first six months Vista is only up to 60 million items shipped
is a possible indication that the adoption of the operating system is
slowing down. And the fact that users can almost smell Vista SP1 could have
something to do with it."
And speaking of Apple:
"Retail sales of Office products from January through June were
roughly double those of Office 2003 during its first six months on the
market and up 59.6 percent from Office sales for the first six months
of last year. (Sales of Office 2003 at retail continued to grow over
the life of the product.)
While much of the sales were for the new Office 2007, Swenson said
just over 20 percent of all boxed copies of Office were Office for
Mac. Swenson credited the large number of people switching to Macs as
part of the reason for the spike in Mac Office sales."
http://www.news.com/Running-the-numbers-on-Vista/2100-1016_3-6207375.ht
ml
"It takes just 60 million copies of Windows Vista to totally eclipse the
whole of Apple. 60 million being the number of Vista licenses Microsoft sold
in the operating system's first six months on the market, considering the
January 30 general consumer launch, and not the November 30, 2006, business
release. This means that on average, Microsoft shipped some 10 million Vista
licenses per month. By comparison, Apple delivered just 1,764,000 Macintosh
computers from March until June 2007, and 1,517,000 machines from January
until March, amounting to 3,281,000 units in six months."
Also:
"Microsoft extends XP sales due to demand, Vista failures"
http://vista.blorge.com/2007/09/28/microsoft-extends-xp-sales-due-to-de
mand-vista-failures/
See above.
--
"Apple" is off-topic in comp.sys.MAC.advocacy. -- Sandman
.
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