60 million legal VISTA licensees !!!

[anandk]

Microsoft’s CEO has said today that currently Windows Vista boasts with more than 60 million legal licensees, and that the Windows-powered PCs will surpass the number of cars produced in the world by the end of fiscal year 2008. That means more than 1 billion Windows users.

"By our math, we eclipsed the entire installed base of Apple in the first five weeks that this product [Vista] shipped"

http://www.computerworld.com/action/...&intsrc=kc_top

[infra_red_dude]

hmmm.. i sense a feelin of fear in MS. i dunno what makes me think so but MS sure considers Apple as a potential market grabber. jus observe their statements during the past 6-7 months and you can easily see that.

ot: 60m?? thats a huge numbER!!!!

[Sukhdeep Singh]

60 Million - Great. One is mine 32+64bit Ultimate

[hellknight]

Ha Ha Ha, Microsoft fears open-source os so that's why its publishing such reports.

[fun2sh]

^^^may be but piracy really hurts

[rakeshishere]

Originally Posted by sukhdeepsinghkohli

60 Million - Great. One is mine 32+62bit Ultimate

62 Bit? Its 64

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Originally Posted by rakeshishere

62 Bit? Its 64

lol Edited

[ajaykumarmeher]

Add 1 from me too.

U know wot MS tells....Apple develops the technology but Microsoft makes it popular.

Whatever Apple makes Microsoft try to make the same thing based on their technology.. take the case of MAC OS and Vista, iPOD and Zune and in no time something to compete with iPHOne will coem from MIcrosoft stable. (it is for sure)

[hard_rock]

If legal is 60m then I was wondering how much will be on the other side of coin (u know )

[Choto Cheeta]

@Anand

though I am using one but Theoritically Till date I am yet to buy one ... I suppose the one I am using is not on that 60m figure !!

??

[tarey_g]

I recently got Home premium.

[anandk]

i think u r rt cheeta : release says - Microsoft has shipped 60 million copies to PC makers, retailers and customers.
we fit in none of these 3 catgories, though we r using legal vista's.

also noteworthy : ms attributed the figures to better security and reliability in Vista compared to XP. For instance, he said that it has had 21% fewer support calls per copy of Vista compared to when XP was launched.

actually imo, most vista problems occur due to the crapware wich is pre-installed on new pc's. it is such craplets which slow down or mess up vista... iv been using a clean instal vista, and i have yet to c a bsod and in fact am rather satisfied with it.

^tareyg : home prm is a good choice. nowadays vista ulti is priced at around 9K and xp pro around 6K so the price difrnc has reduced too. vista home prm is wat 6K ??

[Gigacore]

60 million? the wow starts here! all these reports are just some eye wash from microsoft

[rakeshishere]

Originally Posted by anandk

i think u r rt cheeta : release says - Microsoft has shipped 60 million copies to PC makers, retailers and customers.
we fit in none of these 3 catgories, though we r using legal vista's.

And you guys are just handful to fit in OTHERS(MVP) category

also noteworthy : ms attributed the figures to better security and reliability in Vista compared to XP. For instance, he said that it has had 21% fewer support calls per copy of Vista compared to when XP was launched.

M$ learnt a lot about security after been messed a lot with XP..but I still feel they should really improve more in terms of security features when other security products are in comparison

actually imo, most vista problems occur due to the crapware wich is pre-installed on new pc's. it is such craplets which slow down or mess up vista... iv been using a clean instal vista, and i have yet to c a bsod and in fact am rather satisfied with it.

I already experienced BSOD thrice on my Vista Machine ..(Heck with XP games)

[Choto Cheeta]

Originally Posted by rakeshishere

And you guys are just handful to fit in OTHERS(MVP) category

Not talking about MVP, we dont get Vista because we are MVP but rather under MSDN/TechNet Plus package which is offered to us, in that case when u consider TechNet Plus / MSDN subscription holder suddenly that handfull number because really high !!!

[rakeshishere]

Originally Posted by Choto Cheeta

Not talking about MVP, we dont get Vista because we are MVP but rather under MSDN/TechNet Plus package which is offered to us, in that case when u consider TechNet Plus / MSDN subscription holder suddenly that handfull number because really high !!!

My mistake

[ax3]

million = billion = ....... dont know further .....

insecure ....... aaha .........

[koolbluez]

me one of them ... tnx to HP

[shantanu]

MSDN and Technet Subscriptions also come in the shipment dont by M$.. coz its just free for MSFT and MVP and some partners and else it is paid.. so we do come in that category brothers...

and well if we dont then i am in that category...

[tarey_g]

Originally Posted by anandk

^tareyg : home prm is a good choice. nowadays vista ulti is priced at around 9K and xp pro around 6K so the price difrnc has reduced too. vista home prm is wat 6K ??

Anand , i got it with new laptop. Have not purchased it seprately.