So much for the "Windows 8 failed" schtick.
I took great pleasure in rubbing this stat in some Apple fan friends' faces today.
In one month, Microsoft sold more copies of Windows 8 than Apple sold Macintoshes in 2012 to date... plus all of 2011... and the last half of 2010.
In one month, Microsoft sold more copies of Windows 8 than Apple sold of Macs, iPads and iPhones combined in Q3 of 2012.
In one month, more Microsoft Windows 8 PCs were activated than Android phones.
So much for the wishful thinking about "Microsoft failing in a post-Windows world."
Now, let's watch for the halo effect on Windows Phone sales. It should be great!
(The other interesting stat of the day -- Microsoft had 3x more downloads from the Windows 8 Store in just its first month than Apple has had from the Mac OS X store EVER.)
I took great pleasure in rubbing this stat in some Apple fan friends' faces today.
In one month, Microsoft sold more copies of Windows 8 than Apple sold Macintoshes in 2012 to date... plus all of 2011... and the last half of 2010.
In one month, Microsoft sold more copies of Windows 8 than Apple sold of Macs, iPads and iPhones combined in Q3 of 2012.
In one month, more Microsoft Windows 8 PCs were activated than Android phones.
So much for the wishful thinking about "Microsoft failing in a post-Windows world."
Now, let's watch for the halo effect on Windows Phone sales. It should be great!
(The other interesting stat of the day -- Microsoft had 3x more downloads from the Windows 8 Store in just its first month than Apple has had from the Mac OS X store EVER.)