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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"The launch of Windows 7 has superseded everyone's expectations, storming ahead of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the biggest grossing pre-order product of all-time at Amazon.co.uk, and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.
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Doesn't seem any better than Vista
I'll be totally honest, i don't see any signs of clear superiority for Windows 7 over Windows Vista. Good news for Microsoft that it's doing so well but i personally won't be bothering to upgrade. I'm happy with Vista.
Posted by: David Macphail 22 Oct 2009
Migration Kit
This upgrade is very exciting, I'm not surprised that it is a best seller... Be careful when you do make the upgrade and make sure you have a Migration Kit for Windows 7 in place so that you don?t lose your data! http://ibx.intel.co.uk/product/migration-kit-for-windows-7-725%20/?cid=IBX:119GB107ENG1534
Posted by: Melissa Digitallis 21 Oct 2009