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By Ina Fried CNET News
Posted on ZDNet News: Nov 20, 2009 4:55:06 AM

Delivering opening remarks at Microsoft's shareholder meeting on Thursday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said that Windows 7 was off to a "fantastic start."

"We've already sold twice as many units as any OS in a comparable time frame," Ballmer said. "Windows 7 is simply the best PC operating system that we or anyone else has ever built."

By last week, Windows 7 accounted for four percent of web-accessing devices, according to Net Applications; it took Vista more than seven months to reach that level.

For more, read "Ballmer: Windows 7 selling like hotcakes on CNET News.

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WIN7 with a new machine what planet are you on???
Purchase Whiteware or build your own (I do) the exception Notebooks and for these I purchase 1) ASUS or 2 ACER with the O/S of my choice, or put the O/S I want to use.... (Read the rest)
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Oh boy... this should be a fun Talkback... (nt)  James T. Kirk | 11/20/09
yeap...  BR999 | 11/20/09
Yes  Viva la crank dodo | 11/20/09
Agreed  GuidingLight | 11/20/09
BallSack is a Moron  itguy08 | 11/20/09
It is easy enough to get linux  mdemuth | 11/20/09
Windows comes pre-installed.  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 11/20/09
That is incorrect  GuidingLight | 11/20/09
Linux isn't the first choice that comes into their minds  Wintel BSOD | 11/22/09
Fear of Linux  barence773 | 11/23/09
I Bought Mine Without A Computer!  windozefreak | 11/20/09
Lies and more lies  linux_kernel | 11/20/09
And, what about the pink tutu claded linux bois?  windozefreak | 11/20/09
System with Windows not Installed  nucrash | 11/20/09
Yeah, except...  Raid6 | 11/20/09
Chrome is Linux  nucrash | 11/20/09
Chrome is Linux?  Raid6 | 11/20/09
Chrome is Linux Part Deux  nucrash | 11/21/09
Chrome is Linux?  Wintel BSOD | 11/22/09
Woooowwwww....  Wintel BSOD | 11/22/09
Choices of hardware are limited  jorjitop | 11/23/09
Waaahhhhh.....waaaaahhhhh (sniffle, sniffle)  mgp3 | 11/20/09
Easy choice  jpdemers@... | 11/20/09
BallSack is a Moron??  sy34010 | 11/20/09
Its expected  gnesterenko | 11/20/09
Not to be expected  DeusExMachina | 11/20/09
question  gnesterenko | 11/20/09
You fit in well here at ZDNet  DeusExMachina | 11/20/09
Now wait just a second, pal!  mgp3 | 11/20/09
Another straw man shot down. I'm impressed.  jpdemers@... | 11/20/09
More people using Linux desktops?  Raid6 | 11/20/09
But...no.  scorchgeek | 11/21/09
Well, not exactly  Crestview | 11/20/09
RE: Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll  Loverock Davidson | 11/20/09
I'm glad  Viva la crank dodo | 11/20/09
You missed his point  keisman | 11/20/09
Your taking LD seriously?  B.O.F.H. | 11/20/09
proof? names?  pgit | 11/20/09
Apparently you don't know a shill when you see one  Wintel BSOD | 11/22/09
oops, posted and it ended up at the bottom...  pgit | 11/22/09
**COUGH!! HACK!!!!**  jpdemers@... | 11/20/09
Same old same old  TWBurger | 11/20/09
Didn't he say the same about Vista? (nt)  Economister | 11/20/09
Sounds vaguely familiar  paron | 11/20/09
Vaguely is right  gnesterenko | 11/20/09
I Agree - Fools Rush In Where Angels Fear To Tread  Cardhu | 11/22/09
Congrats, MS! Just like Vista!  SteveMak | 11/20/09
Lovey Dovey clone  Wintel BSOD | 11/22/09
RE: Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll  kaywin@... | 11/20/09
Solutions  voyager529 | 11/20/09
Mine works fine. Anyone else have this problem?  windozefreak | 11/20/09
Sidebar?  Papamambo | 11/20/09
"I installed Win 7 and I hate it"  whoflungdung | 11/20/09
What Microsoft needs  croberts | 11/20/09
hmm..  gnesterenko | 11/20/09
RE: Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll  1djk1 | 11/20/09
generally  gnesterenko | 11/20/09
The Real Question Is  Cardhu | 11/20/09
Don't matter who bought, it is still bought. No?  windozefreak | 11/20/09
This is what we call 'straw clutching'  gnesterenko | 11/20/09
No  DeusExMachina | 11/20/09
Swing and miss  gnesterenko | 11/20/09
Fail  DeusExMachina | 11/20/09
No Indeed  Cardhu | 11/21/09
What else he could have added!  RobertbEZ | 11/20/09
That may work in some cases  Wintel BSOD | 11/22/09
RE: Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll  scott.mead@... | 11/20/09
In one's own wee little world, everything is suspect!  windozefreak | 11/20/09
Perhaps $$$ are the Metric?  Raid6 | 11/20/09
I imagine..  Papamambo | 11/20/09
Probably true  gnesterenko | 11/20/09
Ballmer a funny man  TroutHound | 11/20/09
Master Joe Says...  MasterJoe | 11/20/09
Everybody's OS.  bryancrow | 11/20/09
Master Joe Says...Again  MasterJoe | 11/20/09
A non-biased opinion about Windows 7  nucrash | 11/20/09
There is no such thing as "unbiased"  Crestview | 11/20/09
Well here is my penny's worth........  carlsf@... | 11/20/09
RE: Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll  TWBurger | 11/20/09
Windows 7 is gunna win back the idiots that went to Mac  Crestview | 11/20/09
Yeah, and he said the iPhone had no chance  Axsimulate | 11/20/09
Does windows 7 come with a money back guarantee?  rmanbike | 11/20/09
RE: Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll  Chiatzu | 11/21/09
chill  pgit | 11/22/09
RE: Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll  philkgray | 11/25/09
interesting  the_fiddler_on_the_roof | 11/25/09
RE: Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll  chromeronin | 11/28/09
WIN7 with a new machine what planet are you on???  carlsf@... | 11/29/09
RE: Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll  chromeronin | 11/28/09
RE: Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll  chromeronin | 11/28/09
RE: Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll  satelshawn | 11/28/09

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