Tuesday, July 12th 2011
Windows 7 License Sales Cross 400 Million Mark
At the annual Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, CEO Steve Ballmer announced that sales of Windows 7 licenses crossed the 400 million mark. In June last year, the figure stood at 150 million, and by October, it rose to 240 million. With sales of 400 million license in under two years, Windows 7 is the fastest-selling operating system in history. On a related note, Microsoft announced that 100 million copies of Office 2010 were sold since its launch.
Source:
Engadget
31 Comments on Windows 7 License Sales Cross 400 Million Mark
And in other news...the number of pirated Windows 7 installations rose to 4 billion :D.
and is better to don't have installed by oem as they may also put undesired soft on it....like the case with the keylogger found on new Samsung laptops...
but thats ok if i do fresh install
Story: Samsung Installs Stealthy KeyLogger on Brand-New Laptops
Proved to be myth/error/FUD:
Quote from PCMag (link below) posting:Samsung Laptops Not Shipping with Keyloggers
Confirmed: Samsung is Not Shipping Keyloggers
Official word from GFI Labs: Samsung Laptops do not have a keylogger (and it was our fault)
Have no fear, Underdog (Mohamed Hassan) is here. I believe, he should had consulted a security consultant:rolleyes:, before posting the info, or, at least, do some real discovery.:shadedshu
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Back on topic:
Congratulations MS, keep my stock portfolio looking good!:rockout:
The so called keylogger was the software to track Fn keys to adjust brightness, sound, wireless on/off etc.
I really don't get why people believe such things without questioning.
Edit: OMG and this guy is a security consultant.
Now I understand it better why our information are kept by those uber clever security consultants. Sony? Anyone?
When the end user declines the EULA, the OS is no long bound to the hardware it is installed on and can be installed on different hardware. It is only once the EULA is accepted that the OS is bound to the hardware. They do usually come pre-activated from the factory. However, the end user has the option to decline the EULA and it is left up to the OEM(HP/Dell/etc) to deside how to deal with this. They used to give refunds for the OS. However, now they just say you are stuck with it, which means you can resell it. This reason is one of the reasons you can activate an OEM copy of Windows multiple times on 2-3 different hardware configurations. The leeway was built in to handle situations like this.
In the US or Western EU countries, that option doesn't exist because they can shove Windows down your throats and the extra 100 euro or $ it costs, wouldn't dent your wallets so much.
My laptop came with Linpus installed (Romania) and most of the under 1000 euro laptops don't have Windows on them. I presume this is the case with a lot of other developing countries.
However, HP is the real stickler, and they are completely against anything non-Windows for regular consumers. They even go out of their way to override the EULA for Windows, saying if you do not agree to it, that you should return your laptop back to them for a refund. I just formatted and put Linux on my DM1z, instead.