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Windows XP Still Outselling Windows Vista

nandemoari writes with an excerpt from an InfoPackets article that says "While Microsoft excitedly tries to sway public opinion by touting that Windows Vista License sales top 180 Million units, Hewlett-Packard (HP) was busy smacking Microsoft down — reportedly shipping PCs with a Vista Business license but with Windows XP pre-loaded in the majority of business computers sold since the June 30 Windows XP execution date established by Microsoft — casting a lot of doubt over how many copies of Vista have actually been sold."

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  1. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    this is true. they may just hit 3% market share in the uk before the end of the decade. woohoo!

  2. Re:Numbers are accurate by clang_jangle · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh Balmer, give it up already...

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  3. To quote.. by nawcom · · Score: 4, Funny

    Beavis from an old Beavis & Butthead episode commenting on an artist of a music video, Microsoft "Probably went to a doctor to see what's wrong and the doctor said, "You suck"."

    Yep. Vista just sucks.

  4. Re:Wow by Futile+Rhetoric · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you mean Linux, or Vista?

  5. Re:Numbers are accurate by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're not doing it right! Look, you're not supposed to post anonymously. People will think you're a troll! No, you're supposed create an account, say some good stuff about Apple, get modded up, get good karma and THEN post our stuff! You're fired! *throws chair*

    Astroturfers! Astroturfers Astroturfers!

    Thanks,
    Steve B

  6. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can feel it, 2009 will be the Year of the Vista Desktop.

  7. Re:Stop paying MS for bad software... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hi there, welcome to Slashdot. Aside from keeping up with twitter sockpuppets, the one thing you need to remember about posting here is that you never, ever mention your sister or your mom. Certainly not in such an exploitable way.

    Following these guidelines will result in many years of continued geeky fulfillment. Thank you, and enjoy your stay.

  8. Re:Wow by Darkness404 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yah, because with any luck Windows 7 will be released... Unfortunately, it will probably suck worse than Vista, thus driving up Vista adoption

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  9. Re:Wow by rbane3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    16 UID Ahead of me, submitted = 1m before me... I think I've found my nemesis!

  10. Re:Stop paying MS for bad software... by Nathrael · · Score: 5, Funny

    You must be new here. This is Slashdot. We Slashdotters know women only from those...documentaries on the Internet.

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  11. Re:Does this even matter?... by muellerr1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't understand your analogy. Can you use one involving cars?

  12. Selling? by NicknamesAreStupid · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is like asking how many tax returns did the IRS "sell" last year.

  13. Re:Does this even matter?... by fm6 · · Score: 4, Funny

    OK then. It's like saying that a car that pisses all over your rug is OK, because at least it doesn't eat your children.

  14. Re:Wow by that+this+is+not+und · · Score: 4, Funny

    1997 called and it wants back its alt.os.windows.advocacy spam.