Sales of boxed Vista copies down over XP

Iria · Feb 15, 2007, 07:50 PM

Source: News.com
___________
Sales of boxed copies of Windows Vista at retail stores significantly trailed those of Windows XP in each product's first week on shelves, according to new figures from NPD.

The market research firm's data showed the number of copies of Vista Window Film - Professionally Installed Window Films Your Home, Business and Commercial Building purchased was nearly 59 percent less than the number for its predecessor XP, looking at the first week of sales. Revenue was also down, but less dramatically, with the dollar value of first-week Vista sales off 32 percent from that seen with XP.

Zeph · Feb 15, 2007, 08:30 PM

I would be surprised if it was the other way around, with all the upgrade cupons out there allready.

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 15, 2007, 09:20 PM

I would rather have XP than Vista.

But even though I have an Anti-Vista bias, I have to acknowledge that when all new systems start shipping with Vista and XP is removed from that channel, Vista will end up PWNING through attrition.

BlueMak · Feb 15, 2007, 10:45 PM

Cut the price to 1/4 of what it is, I will buy two of them.

Resistor · Feb 16, 2007, 05:44 AM

Just to expensive and insufficient drivers to upgrade

Sandok · Feb 16, 2007, 06:34 AM

The moment I getmyself a new PC, say hello to Vista

Many people I guess are doing the same, which doesn't surprise me.

Feb 15, 2007, 07:50 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Sales of boxed Vista copies down over XP Source: News.com ___________ Sales of boxed copies of Windows Vista at retail stores significantly trailed those of Windows XP in each product's first week on shelves, according to new figures from NPD. The market research firm's data showed the number of copies of Vista Window Film - Professionally Installed Window Films Your Home, Business and Commercial Building purchased was nearly 59 percent less than the number for its predecessor XP, looking at the first week of sales. Revenue was also down, but less dramatically, with the dollar value of first-week Vista sales off 32 percent from that seen with XP.

Feb 15, 2007, 08:30 PM	#2
Zeph DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 190 Rep Power: 0	I would be surprised if it was the other way around, with all the upgrade cupons out there allready. __________________

Feb 15, 2007, 10:45 PM	#4
BlueMak DH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 7,986 Rep Power: 114 System Specs	Cut the price to 1/4 of what it is, I will buy two of them. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Feb 15, 2007, 09:20 PM	#3
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,678 Rep Power: 0	I would rather have XP than Vista. But even though I have an Anti-Vista bias, I have to acknowledge that when all new systems start shipping with Vista and XP is removed from that channel, Vista will end up PWNING through attrition.

Feb 16, 2007, 05:44 AM	#5
Resistor Get it Going.. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brisbane ..Oz Posts: 691 Rep Power: 0	Just to expensive and insufficient drivers to upgrade

Feb 16, 2007, 06:34 AM	#6
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,501 Rep Power: 53	The moment I getmyself a new PC, say hello to Vista Many people I guess are doing the same, which doesn't surprise me.