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DirtyP2002 on 22 October 2009

Windows 7 breaks Amazon records

New OS becomes biggest grossing pre-order product ever in the UK

Phil Muncaster

V3.co.uk, 21 Oct 2009

Windows 7 has overtaken Harry Potter novels and the Nintendo Wii to become the biggest grossing pre-order product of all time in the UK, according to e-commerce giant Amazon.

In an announcement which will be music to Microsoft's ears, Amazon.co.uk declared that the new operating system sold more pre-order copies in the first eight hours of its release than Vista did in its entire pre-order period.

"The launch of Windows 7 has superseded everyone's expectations, storming ahead of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the biggest grossing pre-order product of all-time at Amazon.co.uk, and demand is still going strong, " said Amazon.co.uk managing director Brian McBride.

"Over the past three months, only Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol has sold more copies than Windows 7, which is an incredible achievement for a software product."

For more information on the much-hyped new operating system from Microsoft, read the first part of V3.co.uk's detailed Windows 7 review.

 

http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2251689/windows-breaks-amazon-records



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JaggedSac on 22 October 2009

Interesting.



sully1311 on 22 October 2009

it says "grossing". couldnt that mean money wise and not actual a pre-order



jpain333 on 22 October 2009

Good to hear!

My brother tried it out and loved it, so we'll both be upgrading our laptops soon with Windows 7..



Xbl_IndieGames on 22 October 2009

Microsoft will be happy!!!
Some actual numbers would be great



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MonstaMack on 22 October 2009

WOW!



It's just that simple.

dsister44 on 22 October 2009

Poor baby seals >:(



llewdebkram on 22 October 2009

I think one word sums up my feelings.

'Idiots'

Hey, thought our last OS was buggy and unfinished then why not be the first to pay and experience the next one in our ever increasing slightly different from the last one line of crap.



jefforange89 on 22 October 2009
llewdebkram said:

I think one word sums up my feelings.

'Idiots'

Hey, thought our last OS was buggy and unfinished then why not be the first to pay and experience the next one in our ever increasing slightly different from the last one line of crap.

I think that same word sums up my feelings about this post.

 

Windows 7 is a solid operating system, and is miles ahead of both Vista and XP.



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outlawauron on 22 October 2009
llewdebkram said:

I think one word sums up my feelings.

'Idiots'

Hey, thought our last OS was buggy and unfinished then why not be the first to pay and experience the next one in our ever increasing slightly different from the last one line of crap.

Eh, Windows 7 owns.



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