In an earlier post, I told you that Windows 7 is more deserving of not just your time but also money at this point, and I'm not the only one who thinks so. During its first week of sales, Windows 7 outsold Windows Vista by as much as 234%, and that is a huge difference any way you look at it. One could infer that all those who bought Windows 7 believed that it was really a better choice for an OS, or that they just wanted to replace Vista on their computers. Either way, this is good news for Microsoft.
Not-so-good news falls on PC makers, however, as users who already own Vista-capable PCs neet not upgrade their computers anymore, so while PC sales went up by a bit, it's nowhere near as high as Windows 7 sales. One reason being cited by those in the know is that Windows 7 hasn't been successful in pushing the sales of tablets and other touch-based computers, despite its having full support for touch input and a comprehensive suite of touch-enabled programs. And the vendors themselves are the first to admit that this isn't going to change any time soon.
As for us, the users, let's just enjoy Windows 7 in the meantime regardless of whether we have it installed on a laptop, netbook or desktop computer.
Sources: [HotHardware, DigiTimes]
