88 Million Copies of Vista Sold to Date
Despite there being tons of incompatibility issues with Windows Vista, it seems Microsoft has is doing better than even the Wall Street Journal suggested. The company reported revenue of US$13.76 billion for the first quarter ended Sept. 30, up 27 percent from the same quarter in 2006.
This number, 88 Million Copies Sold, beats Windows XP by almost double in the same amount of time at its launch.
Microsoft and CFO Chris Liddell credit these strong sales in emerging markets, due in part to anti-piracy and legalization programs there.
Three Quarters of the copies sold of Microsoft Windows Vista were higher priced “premium” versions, compared to a little over half of Windows –primarily XP– available a year ago.
This is truely great news for Microsoft and I’m sure they are glad to hear it!