Microsoft Sells 20 Million Licenses For Windows Vista in First Month
Initial sales figures from Microsoft show its new operating system Windows Vista made a splash in its debut. In the first month of Windows Vistas general availability, sales exceeded 20 million licenses, more than doubling the initial pace of sales for its predecessor, Windows XP. These initial figures reflect the broad interest in the security and usability enhancements in Windows Vista.
Windows Vista license sales after one month of availability have already exceeded the total of Windows XP license sales in the earlier products first two months of availability. In January 2002, the company announced sales of Windows XP licenses had exceeded 17 million after two months on the market. The more than 20 million copies shipped represent Windows Vista licenses sold to PC manufacturers, copies of upgrades and the full packaged product sold to retailers and upgrades ordered through the Windows Vista Express Upgrade program from January 30 to February 28.
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