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To: Steve Lee who wrote (5027)	11/12/2001 11:31:52 PM
From: t2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99280

That 7MM figure is cheating IMO. It is sales to PC makers I don't think that is what they are saying. Here is a couple of quotes:--note "sales by" in the first line. It also confirms what I was saying about Windows98 being more of a software upgrade while XP is leading to buying of new XP ready PCs. biz.yahoo.com Sales of Windows XP by computer manufacturers are over 200 percent higher than sales of Windows 98 in the first month of its availability. Also, Windows XP has been adopted by computer manufacturers faster than any previous operating system. Retail sales of Windows XP have surpassed those of Windows 95 and Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) by a significant margin. This momentum is expected to grow with the launch of Windows XP in Japan on Nov. 16. Windows XP has also provided a boost in sales across the industry, including personal computer manufacturers, software developers and hardware makers.