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Gates: 40 Million Vista Licenses in First 100 Days
- By Becky Nagel
- May 15, 2007
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said today that Microsoft has sold 40 million
licenses for its Vista operating system in the first 100 days of release.
According to the company, this makes Vista "the fastest-selling operating system in history."
Gates made the announcement today as part of his keynote speech at the company's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC), being held this week in Los Angeles.
According to Microsoft's official announcement of the milestone, "premium"
editions of Vista have accounted for 78 percent of the operating system's sales.
The company previously announced hitting the 20
million sales mark in the first month after release.
About the Author
Becky Nagel is the vice president of Web & Digital Strategy for 1105's Converge360 Group, where she oversees the front-end Web team and deals with all aspects of digital projects at the company, including launching and running the group's popular virtual summit and Coffee talk series . She an experienced tech journalist (20 years), and before her current position, was the editorial director of the group's sites. A few years ago she gave a talk at a leading technical publishers conference about how changes in Web browser technology would impact online advertising for publishers. Follow her on twitter @beckynagel.