Vista Shipped On 39% of PCs In 2007

Stony Stevenson writes "Vista is proving far less popular than XP did with new PC buyers during the earlier OS's first year on the market. This conclusion follows from statements by Bill Gates at this week's Consumer Electronics Show. Gates boasted that Microsoft has sold more than 100 million copies of Windows Vista since the OS launched last January. Based on Gates's statement, Windows Vista was aboard just 39% of the PC's that shipped in 2007. And Vista, in terms of units shipped, only outperformed first-year sales of XP by 10%, according to Gates's numbers, while PC shipments have doubled in the years since XP's release."

Explaining Vista's flop?

[Anonymous Coward]

1. Smart Microsoft employees design smart features.
2. Smart Microsoft employees flock to Google.
3. Dumb Microsoft employees can't implement the designed features.
4. ?
5. Profit.

Re:I'm surprised that number isn't higher.

[Hucko]

Vista is the new MS OS

Really? When did it come out? After all these years of waiting, surely it would have at least made the news in tech circles. Pull the other one.

I bet 100% of all PC's will come with Vista

[boldit]

Since Microsoft is now forcing sellers to only sell Vista, Vista will be 100% in 2008.

Re:Didn't get it

[digitalbountyhunter]

That would require many abaci.

Of course its not selling...

[Agent__Smith]

It takes a CRAY to run it, and it is buggier than an entomology lab.

Re:I'm running Vista Home Premium ...so what?

[kypper]

It has it's upside, it has its' downside.

The grammar check on it sucks.

just maybe

[theheadlessrabbit]

has anyone considered that this whole 'vista' thing might be a brilliant move by microsoft to break its own monopoly.

when Linux and *shudders* OSX gain a higher market share, M$ won't be the monopoly they once were, and they can get out of paying all those fines.

i'm sorry. I just typed 'brilliant move by microsoft' and almost kept a straight face. someone throw a chair at me.

the missing links

[someone1234]

4. Chairs spotted on Earth orbit.

Slashdot doesn't like Vista

[heffrey]

I'm picking up a little vibe here that Slashdot editors and readers don't like Vista.

Has anyone else noticed or am I just imagining it....