Microsoft: Windows 7 is the fastest selling OS in history, over 90 million licenses sold

I have windows 7 at my laptop and also at the my work PC. It's really great and i love it. A few glitches here and there, but i'm sure that SP1 will fix them.

I have upgraded all of my PC's to Win 7. I have a Dell M31 laptop that is 4 years old and it works much better under Windows 7 than it did when it came with XP from the factory. I have recommend all of my clients upgrade and have had no complaints. It really is a good OS and it is about time!

I think the rise of number of computer users also factor for this(record seller history always updates in film industry for instance)

It is funny how similar Win 7 and Vista are at the core, but how big a difference a couple small changes can make to usability and reliability. Probably the best item is actually making sure that there is sufficient driver support from hardware manufacturers ;-)

Nothing but good to say about W7. Tried an RC on newly assembled computer for my son, was pretty happy and got a family pack. Now runs on three desktops in the house without any problems. I was particularly happy how it handled the existence of network printer and NAS in the house.

However, I still don't get Vista bashing. I had it on my own desktop and was pretty happy with it. The only reason I upgraded was the fact that I needed a new license for my son's computer and bought the family pack anyway.

My Home PC is a Windows 7 PC and I would choose 7 over XP anyday. I work in IT and the problem we are having with the upgrade is that some of our Legacy software is not supported and the majority of our computer hardware does not support virtualization/XP Mode. Long story short the upgrade to 7 is very costly for most businesses and in this economy it's a tough sell...

That being said it makes me wonder who is driving the sales, businesses or customers?
"our customers have made it the fastest selling operating system in history."
I'd bet the free beta program alone is responsible for the increased sales. If you see something that is free it's too hard to resist giving it a try. Once you try Win7 it's hard to go back to XP. It's like going back to PS2 after playing PS3, not too many people will downgrade.

I never even used Windows Vista, because I knew it was sort of the beta/alpha of Windows 7 (or whatever they deemed to call the new OS)... I switched to the RC and fell in love with it... Other than maybe a few features like asking me if I want said program to access the system. That had to go. I definitely love using Aero, and to be able to slide a window to the side and have it conform into half it's size it such a great feature.

hello ...

i'm looking forward for a future purchase too, just wandering how many illegal copies got downloaded too LOL.

it's good, it shows that good work & ad campaign pays off.

cheers!

using 7 ultimate x64...never going back to xp...ever...

i don't think windows 7 is really good enough to be the fastest selling OS in history. XP is still the best... fast, featured, secured(security lies in the hands of the user).
Do u really think that windows 7 would still sell as much over XP if microsoft :-
1) Provides continued support for windows XP
2) DirectX 10 & 11 support
3) allows XP licences for preinstalled OS in laptops etc,

Yes windows 7 is far better than windows vista, but still not good enough in comparison to XP to tempt me into buying one, given the amount of resources it consumes.

After xp and Vista, Win7 is a breath of fresh air. I have not run across any bugs and even with it's considerable size, it runs quite fast! Using the 'God Mode' (also found in Vista) makes fine-tuning a snap. I don't know where the name "Windows 7" originated, but it's the closest thing to a 10 since 2000.

I like Windows 7 but still think Vista got a bad rap too soon. Once Vista is patched and tweaked a bit its just as good as 7. Vista in 2010 is a fine OS.

I did the RC thing, but bought the license the day it was released. Terrific OS...what Vista should have been and more. I've had absolutely zero issues with it and the functionality is awesome.

if we see same things over over then we get monotonous so the user need new things or something advance than XP......their wants is tried to fulfilled by M$ with vista but can't satisfied to tech experts...so here we have another new and modified v of M$.....its a lollipop.....lets it suck....

Server 2008 is the vista version, but 2008 R2 is the windows 7 version, and the one I have.

I own pc's with Windows XP, Vista, Ubuntu, and now just bought a laptop with Windows 7. Though Windows 7 seems a little better than Vista, no reason to spend the money to upgrade right away. Though Microsoft did add some new features which I like, there are other things they still left the same. I just read that Windows 7 is being plagued with random freezes and memory leaks.

I am not suggesting not upgrade, just don't upgrade right away and wait awhile longer or until the next service pack.

It will be interesting if Microsoft eventually launches a Windows platform with essentially a Linux/UNIX based kernel. They wouldn't be dealing with as many security flaws as they do now, even with UAC active which is a gigantic improvement for them.

I must admit.

Windows 7 is great.
I think maybe Vista was a decoy for some extra quick cash. (sorta joking)

My dislike and distrust of Apple (MacOS) is growing as my love for Microsoft is growing, but my passion and deep interest still lies in linux.

I grabbed one of the $50 upgrade copies, but it's still in its shrinkwrap. I'm planning on building a system this summer, and want to avoid the hassle of two clean installs.

I guess it's not surprising considering XP is nearing obsolescence, and many users were not satisfied with Vista.