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    Windows 7 breaks Amazon records


    Posted: 21 Oct 2009
    Windows 7 breaks Amazon records

    Windows 7 has overtaken Harry Potter novels and the Nintendo Wii to become the biggest grossing pre-order product of all time in the UK, according to e-commerce giant Amazon.

    In an announcement which will be music to Microsoft's ears, Amazon.co.uk declared that the new operating system sold more pre-order copies in the first eight hours of its release than Vista did in its entire pre-order period.

    Windows 7 breaks Amazon records - V3.co.uk - formerly vnunet.com
    Barman58's Avatar Posted By: Barman58
    21 Oct 2009



  1. Posts : 396
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #1

    Microsoft must be pleased with this after the Vista's poor rep. Especially when it launched.
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  2. Posts : 686
    Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP1
       #2

    Only now in retrospect can one see how smart it was to do a wide beta and RC release.. not only did Microsoft get the much needed telemetry to build a better RTM, they seem to have got a great many people hooked to a Windows release that offers both *eye-candy* and stability, coupled with speed and reliability.

    I have had a near perfect experience with Seven RTM. I hope all these people will enjoy it too.

    Went to Amazon to see 4 myself. The best selling item is the 7 Home Premium Family Pack. Some really smart buyers out there.
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  3. Posts : 30
    Windows 7 x64 Home Premium
       #3

    My copy has just arrived in the post, so I've got it a day early. I think amazon must have pre-empted the postal strikes tommorrow, nice one!
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  4. Posts : 396
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #4

    Okran said:
    My copy has just arrived in the post, so I've got it a day early. I think amazon must have pre-empted the postal strikes tommorrow, nice one!
    Pretty much. Should be boost the rep of Microsoft and Amazon even more.
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  5. Posts : 16
    Vista/Windows 7
       #5

    Dell has shipped and released their 7 copies as well, got if from Dell today, well atleast one of them out of the 25 :)
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  6. Posts : 56
    windows 7 pro
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    hope my copy gets here tommorow
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  7. Posts : 87
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Teerex said:
    Only now in retrospect can one see how smart it was to do a wide beta and RC release.. not only did Microsoft get the much needed telemetry to build a better RTM, they seem to have got a great many people hooked to a Windows release that offers both *eye-candy* and stability, coupled with speed and reliability.

    I have had a near perfect experience with Seven RTM. I hope all these people will enjoy it too.

    Went to Amazon to see 4 myself. The best selling item is the 7 Home Premium Family Pack. Some really smart buyers out there.
    Totally agree. It was a smart way of "advertising" in a way. Like the thinking behind free samples at the supermarket. Microsoft gave everybody a taste and people are loving it and coming back to get it.


    zultar said:
    Dell has shipped and released their 7 copies as well, got if from Dell today, well atleast one of them out of the 25 :)
    Hope HP does the same...
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    Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
       #8

    Hi there
    didn't see your post so posted much the same thing
    However the volume was only exceeded by Dan Browns Angels and Demons.

    Not bad.

    Cheers
    jimbo
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  9. Posts : 41
    Windows 7 64-bit/XP
       #9

    I have been rocking the RTM since dl'ing from MSDN site in Aug...have been running a dual boot Vista/XP for the longest time and mainly was using XP exclusively...still have XP but haven't touched since installing 7.
    It is a great OS for me...the speed and ease of use if awesome and am ditching XP all together!!!
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