Yes, Vista sales are far more than what they were for XP for a comparable
period.

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"rasmasyean" wrote:
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>
> Check out this statistic...
> OK here’s some rough calculations:
> 16.14% of internet users are Vista
> 'Market share for browsers, operating systems and search engines'
> ([url]http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=11[/url])
> 1.4 billion internet users
> 'World Internet Usage Statistics News and World Population Stats'
> ([url]http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm[/url])
> Assuming the usage rate is consistent around the world…
> 1.4 billion * 16.14% = 226 million Vista internet users
> The only way the user base would be significantly less than this number
> is if for some reason, Vista users surf the internet WAY MORE than all
> other OS's to skew the percentage up to 16.14%. I highly doubt this.
> And it’s probably more likely that that some Vista users
> don’t use the internet much because it’s for work mostly.
> Hence more likely there are more than 226 million Vista users.
>
> Chances are that Vista adoption in the “rich” (and more
> regulated) hitslink logged nations is held back a little by the expense
> of Vista. So that could mean that other “poorer” (and
> don’t give a crap) nations have a much greater than 16.14% Vista
> market penetration since you can like buy it at the local fruit shop for
> like $1, etc.
> 'NationMaster - Software piracy rate (most recent) by country'
> ([url]http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_sof_pir_rat-crime-software-piracy-rate[/url])
> I wouldn’t be surprised if the real Vista number of users pushes
> over 300 million.
> Poor Microsoft shareholders...they should be making more money.
>
>
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> rasmasyean
>[/color]

Exactly, which means a larger adoption rate.

People like to ignore that little fact though
"HappyAndyK" <HappyAndyK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6DD9F6D3-885F-46D2-812E-D878C43A260D@microsoft.com...
Yes, Vista sales are far more than what they were for XP for a comparable
period.

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[url]http://www.WinVistaClub.com[/url]




"rasmasyean" wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> Check out this statistic...
> OK here’s some rough calculations:
> 16.14% of internet users are Vista
> 'Market share for browsers, operating systems and search engines'
> ([url]http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=11[/url])
> 1.4 billion internet users
> 'World Internet Usage Statistics News and World Population Stats'
> ([url]http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm[/url])
> Assuming the usage rate is consistent around the world…
> 1.4 billion * 16.14% = 226 million Vista internet users
> The only way the user base would be significantly less than this number
> is if for some reason, Vista users surf the internet WAY MORE than all
> other OS's to skew the percentage up to 16.14%. I highly doubt this.
> And it’s probably more likely that that some Vista users
> don’t use the internet much because it’s for work mostly.
> Hence more likely there are more than 226 million Vista users.
>
> Chances are that Vista adoption in the “rich” (and more
> regulated) hitslink logged nations is held back a little by the expense
> of Vista. So that could mean that other “poorer” (and
> don’t give a crap) nations have a much greater than 16.14% Vista
> market penetration since you can like buy it at the local fruit shop for
> like $1, etc.
> 'NationMaster - Software piracy rate (most recent) by country'
> ([url]http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_sof_pir_rat-crime-software-piracy-rate[/url])
> I wouldn’t be surprised if the real Vista number of users pushes
> over 300 million.
> Poor Microsoft shareholders...they should be making more money.
>
>
> --
> rasmasyean
>[/color]

Never mind that the number of computer users has increased more than 2 fold
over the same amount time, then the ratio of sales to possible sales doesn't
look all that good. I've never met a statistic I couldn't bend.


"Shane Nokes" <shane@hotwiredpc.nospam.cXoXm> wrote in message
news:ED374C7E-0C21-4527-9117-EBABE7453476@microsoft.com...
Exactly, which means a larger adoption rate.

People like to ignore that little fact though
"HappyAndyK" <HappyAndyK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6DD9F6D3-885F-46D2-812E-D878C43A260D@microsoft.com...
Yes, Vista sales are far more than what they were for XP for a comparable
period.

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[url]http://www.WinVistaClub.com[/url]




"rasmasyean" wrote:
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>
> Check out this statistic...
> OK here's some rough calculations:
> 16.14% of internet users are Vista
> 'Market share for browsers, operating systems and search engines'
> ([url]http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=11[/url])
> 1.4 billion internet users
> 'World Internet Usage Statistics News and World Population Stats'
> ([url]http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm[/url])
> Assuming the usage rate is consistent around the world.
> 1.4 billion * 16.14% = 226 million Vista internet users
> The only way the user base would be significantly less than this number
> is if for some reason, Vista users surf the internet WAY MORE than all
> other OS's to skew the percentage up to 16.14%. I highly doubt this.
> And it's probably more likely that that some Vista users
> don't use the internet much because it's for work mostly.
> Hence more likely there are more than 226 million Vista users.
>
> Chances are that Vista adoption in the "rich" (and more
> regulated) hitslink logged nations is held back a little by the expense
> of Vista. So that could mean that other "poorer" (and
> don't give a crap) nations have a much greater than 16.14% Vista
> market penetration since you can like buy it at the local fruit shop for
> like $1, etc.
> 'NationMaster - Software piracy rate (most recent) by country'
> ([url]http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_sof_pir_rat-crime-software-piracy-rate[/url])
> I wouldn't be surprised if the real Vista number of users pushes
> over 300 million.
> Poor Microsoft shareholders...they should be making more money.
>
>
> --
> rasmasyean
>[/color]