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Vista Still Trails Windows XP In Shipments -- And PerformanceVista Still Trails Windows XP In Shipments -- And Performance
Bill Gates' boast that Microsoft has sold more than 100 million copies of Vista actually reveals that Windows Vista was aboard less than half of the PCs shipped in 2007.
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Bill Gates' boast that Microsoft has sold more than 100 million copies of Vista actually reveals that Windows Vista was aboard less than half of the PCs shipped in 2007.According to Paul McDougal in information:
Windows Vista was aboard just 39% of the PC's that shipped in 2007.
And Vista, in terms of units shipped, only marginally outperformed first year sales of Windows XP according to Gates' numbers -- despite the fact that the PC market has almost doubled in size since XP launched in the post 9-11 gloom of late 2001.
This latest bit of math-oriented reporting comes on the heels of many other signs of Vista's market weakness. For example, a 2007 information Survey said 30% of businesses never want to "upgrade" to Vista. According to Ed Bott at ZDNet, who analyzed the Dell's Outlet: "Consumers have embraced Vista overwhelmingly, whereas small business is much more reluctant, preferring XP by a better than 2-to-1 margin."
The reasons for all the Vista-hating?
Sluggish performance compared to Windows XP, high resource requirements, and limited compatibility with older hardware.
There is hope, though. Check out this brand-new list of 12 Windows Vista Tweaks To Boost Your PC's Performance from information. Just don't expect it to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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