Despite a bunch of countering reports, Windows Vista is claimed by Bill Gates to be doing very well, with 40 million Windows Vista licenses sold in the first 100 days. Gates said an accelerating consumer shift to digital lifestyles had helped make the operating system the fastest-selling in history, and that premium editions have accounted for 78 percent of Vista sales. (Source)
(The new Windows Vista and Office 2007 box packaging.)
Most people are saying Windows Vista are not selling and I had a friend who claim that Windows XP is in demand more than Windows Vista. But all these seem to be untrue and probably just spread by some Microsoft-haters. I use Windows Vista and I can tell you the most common impression most people had is that it hangs more than Windows XP which is rather odd because Vista is not exactly hanging much for me. Once in a while, programs wouldn’t response but it’s similar to Windows XP.
An interesting thing to note is that Windows Vista Home Premium accounts for 78 percent of Vista sales, it really showed how much people want the Aero interface. Aero is the cooler desktop found only in Home Premium and more expensive Windows Vista editions. I wouldn’t have bought the Home Basic too just because it lacks the Aero interface. It ups the feel-good factor I guess. And I’m basically just paying more for the nice sliding effects, the cooler Win + Tab and the translucent windows. I do not intend to use Windows Media Centre at all by the way.
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We’re getting report after report from our customers on how much they hate Windows Vista and how hard it is to convert back to Windows XP… which is what they’re all doing. Consumer Reports just revealed their distaste for Vista. They reported that the operating system is dog slow, way slower than Windows XP. Microsoft allows the user to downgrade back to XP on Vista Business but Home Basic and Premium users are stuck with their operating system.
by Sheila Levine (May 16, 2007 at 10 AM)I didn’t really feel Windows Vista is that slow, sure Windows XP was faster but it wasn’t way slower. It’s interesting to note that Microsoft disallow downgrades to XP for Windows Vista Home Basic and Windows Vista Home Premium customers. Perhaps that contributed to the statistics showing high Vista Home Premium adoption.
by Mr. Dew (May 17, 2007 at 1 AM)as i studied windows vista features.I dont find any special features of windows vista that make me impress to move from xp to windows vista.It may possible i miss something.can u guide me any new thing about windows vista features.
by windows vista Features & problem tips (Jun 15, 2007 at 1 AM)I move mainly for the user interface honestly. I like the sidebar too. It’s very neat.
Also, I consider the search feature a must have. You can save a search and get back to your search files easily. I like the tagging features too. It’s unfortunately that Microsoft’s photo gallery is just not powerful enough. I wish they did more work there to make sorting and tagging much easier.
And most software I use is working on Vista so I just moved.
by Mr. Dew (Jun 19, 2007 at 9 AM)