Soon, no really, we mean it this time
AFTER a year in the shops being largely ignored by punters, Vista is about to hit the big time, its maker Microsoft claims.
Kevin Johnson, president of Microsoft's platform and services group, told
Reuters that punters will be blowing the dust and cobwebs off Vista boxes in the stores any day now. He thinks that Christmas will be the time of upgrading, although he said that when Vista was released.
Johnson said that Vole was starting to hit its stride in flogging the OS, particularly to businesses.
He claimed that Microsoft's good figures last week were as a result of strong Vista demand, although as we pointed out sales were not that
good.
Bernstein Research analyst Charles Di Bona said that Vista's upgrade cycle is "underappreciated" and predicts Windows revenue will grow 15 per cent in this fiscal year. Even Microsoft is not that optimistic it thinks only 12 or 13 per cent.
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