Well with Surface RT sold out, and the next batch also preordered up it looks like Surface RT is taking the world by storm. But just to emphasize how many consumers were out all day to get there RT's there is some fantastic pictures. It looks insanely crowded just for 1 device. And these are all preorders as none were sold without a preorder. 

Surface RT looks to be muc more of what the general consumer wanted and muc more popular than Microsoft were predicting.

Take a look at these photos.

Just to think this is Nothing compared to what Xbox 3 will pull off...

Still impressive!

But werent people also there to buy other Windows 8 products ?

Windows brand is probably the biggest world brand so probably man people were there to buy W8 or other W8 Pcs.

Probably. However in the first pick every single person at each till is getting a Surface RT at the same time. At least 95% must be getting surface. I doubt anyone with a laptop or PC with Windows 7 would que to get software Windows 8. Theyd get digital or go in next day. 

Ballmer said OVER 400Milions Windows8/WP8 Phones will be sold in 1 year... So From now to October 2013.

Windows 8 is another Story since many people just upgrade their Software and dont buy New Pcs.

So Probably 650m W8 and > 400M Windows8/Wp8 devices

Never thought this thing would be so popular.

lol u misunderstood. What is included in those 400 million? Obviously he included Win 8 operating systems for PCs, so it's going to be like 380 million software packs (Win 8 OS for PC) and perhaps 20 million hardware devices (Windows smartphones and Windows tablets).

A measly 20 million hardware devices powered by a Microsoft system (excluding PCs). At best.

Meanwhile Apple sells 150 million phones and tablets in a year and Android another 500 million.

Keep in mind that total worldwide yearly shipments of smartphones by all vendors is around 700 million and tablets I would think much less, perhaps 100 million.

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And yes, 400 milion NEW DEVICES with Windows 8/Wp8 was what Ballmer stated :p

W8 alone will probably sell 700m in 1 year, W7 is probably already close to 1b anyway.

I wonder why I knew this was a selnor thread only by reading the thread title.

Anyways, astonishing, considering that so far I haven't read a single positive review, only mixed ones.
But I guess with a marketing budget of 1,5 - 1,8 billion dollars like that for Windows 8 and surface, one could even make people stand in line for poop. Reminds me of the Windows 95 release, where the marketing campaign was so massive and successful that even people who didn't even own a computer and didn't intend to buy one went out to buy Windows 95.
And that was a 200 million marketing campaign.

LOOL another one hahaha

i dont know what reviews you are seeing but are not the same as me.

ROFL

Haters, haters everywhere. While Microsoft gets more beast day after day after day!

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