Windows 7: Fastest-selling OS in history

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited June 2010 in Science & Tech
Windows 7: Fastest-selling OS in history

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  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    I've bought two copies of Win7 already. I'm glad that they finally decided to sell it at sufficiently deep discounts for students. Now if their standard price was $35 for everyone, they'd really have a hot seller.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    I wonder what the margin is on Windows. How much does a copy of Windows 7 have to sell for to break even with the amount spent on development?
  • chrisWhitechrisWhite Littleton, CO
    edited February 2010
    Man, $35 is a sweet spot for moderate upgrades but I think $100 would be both fair and aggressive for something like Win 7.
  • Cliff_ForsterCliff_Forster Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    Thats a good question. I wish I knew what the total development and marketing cost is. How long it takes a product like that to get in the black?

    All the Anti-trust laws keep them from aggressively forcing their search and browser as a sure revenue stream so they really do need to charge something reasonable up front to re coup costs, I wonder what the take is though?
  • WinfreyWinfrey waddafuh Missouri Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    Considering the large growth of earnings, I would guess they are making pretty good profit per unit on Windows 7.

    I think M$ definitely took the right tact with the aggressive pricing of their product, which has led to, imo, the large amount of sales they were able to push.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    They made a good OS and they are reaping the rewards for it. I hope they have learned their lesson about putting out a good product and letting people use the beta and the RC to provide feedback before they start selling the OS.

    I recently found out I can get a 10$ upgrade because I bought my laptop a couple months before the free upgrade program started. I'll be buying a copy for it. Might even look into buying a copy for my netbook at some point. It's just that good.
  • TimTim Southwest PA Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    Letting people use the beta and RC of 7 to refine it before they started selling full copies was definitely the smart thing to do, I have to wonder how many problems were fixed by them doing that before the RTM was announced. For something like an operating system this of way of doing it seems like the only way to do it right.
  • QuadWhoreQuadWhore Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    They finally have created something that has been very well made, so I'd say, I'm glad that they are selling this well.
  • Your Brother :)
    edited February 2010
    Nearly $20 billion dollars? Hot damn! I bought my copy of Win7 on release day and havn't regreted for on moment.
    To people wondering what the devlopement and marketing cost for this OS was, Im pretty damn sure it wasnt anywhere near $20 billion. Thats just my opinion.
    Now here's to getting a Zune HD with cellular capabilities!
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    My main rig and my new laptop have Win7 on them and I'm very happy with them. I just wish I had purchased a second copy at the 1/2 price sale last summer!!! I have every intention of putting 7 on my wife's rig ASAP!
  • timuchantimuchan Fishers, IN Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    Tax return == Windows 7;
  • AnnesAnnes Tripped Up by Libidos and Hubris Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    I'm still kicking myself for not picking up the Family Upgrade Pack.
  • VicarVicar Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    Too True, had to buy separate packs. But it gives me option of using diff versions.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    All they had to do was not release anything decent for 8 years and CHA-CHING!
  • ColgereColgere Cincinnati, OH Icrontian
    edited February 2010
    Lincoln wrote:
    All they had to do was not release anything decent for 8 years and CHA-CHING!

    QFT
  • chrisWhitechrisWhite Littleton, CO
    edited February 2010
    Lincoln wrote:
    All they had to do was not release anything decent for 8 years and CHA-CHING!

    But I liked Vista...:)
  • Je
    edited June 2010
    What is this ? The Microsoft ass-lickers meeting ? "But I liked Vista" ??? You must be a huge dumb-ass. Hope you all spend your wages on Win7 and MacOS and I-pad and SUV's.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    Wahahahahahaha

    WHAT IS THIS? THE MICROSOFT ASS-LICKERS MEETING?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    WHAT IS THIS?

    A SCHOOL FOR ANTS?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    What is THIS?

    THE I LIKE TO SHOVE VISTA UP MY ASS CLUB?
  • Cliff_ForsterCliff_Forster Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    Je wrote:
    What is this ? The Microsoft ass-lickers meeting ? "But I liked Vista" ??? You must be a huge dumb-ass. Hope you all spend your wages on Win7 and MacOS and I-pad and SUV's.

    Dude, if your gonna troll, do it with some class.....

    you stupid fart knocker...... ;D
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    Posting in epic thread
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    Microsoft-ass-lickers-club.jpg
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited June 2010
    I was wondering what it would take to get people on the forums in the midst of the Expo :)
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited June 2010
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