Wednesday, May 16, 2007

40M Vista copies sold

Microsoft has sold <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9593_22-6183890.html?tag=nl.rSINGLE">nearly 40 million copies of Windows Vista</A> so far, Bill Gates told a crowd of hardware developers Tuesday.

That's more than the total install base of Windows' largest competitors, Gates quipped as he began his keynote at the Windows Hardware and Engineering Conference.

"As of last week, we've (sold) nearly 40 million copies," Gates said. "That's twice as fast as the adoption of Windows XP, the last major release we had."

Confirming news that had already leaked on its Web site, Microsoft also announced Windows Server 2008 as the official name of Windows Server "Longhorn," which is due to be finalized later this year.

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