Ballmer Touts Windows 7 Sales

Windows 7 Sales

Microsoft Corp. has sold twice as many copies of Windows 7 in its first few weeks than any previous version of the operating system, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said.

Mr. Ballmer, speaking Thursday at Microsoft’s annual shareholder meeting, described the initial Windows 7 reception as “fantastic” but didn’t provide a specific figure for sales since the Oct. 22 release. Since the software giant sold about 20 million copies of Windows Vista in its first month on the market that would put initial Windows 7 sales at roughly 40 million units.
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A company spokeswoman said Mr. Ballmer was referring to both boxed copies of Windows 7 and copies it sells to PC makers for inclusion on their machines.

Microsoft and others in the PC industry are eager to see Windows 7 give a lift to hardware sales, which have suffered badly during the economic downturn. Windows is one of the biggest sources of Microsoft’s profit, accounting for nearly half of the company’s $20.4 billion in operating income during its last fiscal year.

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