NEWS: “Windows 7 breaks Amazon UK pre-order volume record, ousts Harry Potter” – Engadget

Posted by: kurtsh | October 23, 2009

NEWS: “Windows 7 breaks Amazon UK pre-order volume record, ousts Harry Potter” – Engadget

I have to admit, I’m giddy. EVERYONE I talk to that’s installed it – former XP users & former Vista users – loves Windows 7 hands-down.

And then there’s this:
(Yes, I realize the photo’s not necessarily flattering to us, but if that’s the worst spit-in-the-eye we have thrown at us, I’ll take it.)

[unceremoniously stolen from Engadget]

Windows 7 breaks Amazon UK pre-order volume record, ousts Harry Potter

“Take it from us, your London-based sleuths, when anything sells faster than Harry Potter books or DVDs in the UK, it’s scorching hot. Case in point is Microsoft’s Vista successor, which has sold so well that it has beaten the Amazon UK pre-order record previously held by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In fact, Windows 7 was able to tally up more sales in the first 8 hours of pre-order availability than Vista was able to collect altogether. Now that’s what we call an upgrade.”