Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 15th Jul 2009 15:50 UTC, submitted by google_ninja
"The latest version of Microsoft's flagship operating system, Windows 7, is available for pre-order in the UK. Amazon said that sales of Windows 7 in the first eight hours it was available outstripped those of Windows Vista's entire 17 week pre-order period."
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RE[2]: _VERY_ small supply
by Doc Pain on Thu 16th Jul 2009 12:17
in reply to "RE: _VERY_ small supply"
Member since:2006-10-08
They're going to have to ramp up their copies then, since people will just start pirating it like candy if they "WANT" it that badly and can't get ahold of it.
I can confirm this (to clarify: I am from Germany), because I know several people who are already using "Windows 7" as a pirated copy. That's absolutely common in Germany. People can't live without their expensive "professional" software, and because they don't care, they use pirated copies they "got from a friend" or that "a friend installed who is professional with computers". Of course, corporate users are not that keen on "Windows 7" because they want to keep their "good XP" as long as they can, and being scared by the rumours about "Vista" and "how bad it is" and it has "different pictures", they are just going to skip it, being forced to use "Windows 7" as long as their "good XP" doesn't get activated or supported anymore. (Sidenote to terminology: "pictures" refers to how a GUI looks like, like in "I want the same pictures at home as I have them at work.") Finally, they'll find a way to run their "good XP" for some time after MICROS~1's MS and ES ended, but soon, hardware won't support this anymore (no drivers).
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2008-06-24
They're going to have to ramp up their copies then, since people will just start pirating it like candy if they "WANT" it that badly and can't get ahold of it.