Windows 7 hits 150 million licenses: that's seven copies a second

If Steve Ballmer's still pumped eight months later, there's a good reason -- Windows 7 has reportedly sold its 150 millionth copy, just two months after crossing the 100 million mark. If you run the numbers -- and we have -- that translates to roughly seven licenses sold per second since launch, a very convenient number for Microsoft to tout in their marketing communications from here on out. Perhaps execs can celebrate with a nice Windows 7 Whopper, topped with a fresh .dll pickle.

[Pipera Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:49PM]

Oh the pic : )

[hammydbest Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:50PM]

@Pipera Ballmer = God

[victorvelasco1 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:52PM]

@Pipera ahaha yea, and wait how many are counterfeit :P

[Twoleaf Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:53PM]

@Pipera that is his O Face

[paul34 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:54PM]

@victorvelasco1

Pirated copies don't have licenses *sold* to them.

[Psyclotr0n Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:55PM]

@Pipera
DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS !!!!!!!

[Ducman69 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:57PM]

@Psyclotr0n OAAAARHAHRARHAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

[a dumb cat Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:59PM]

@Twoleaf

No! No, no. NO!

[seanGadget Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:59PM]

@Pipera
With all that money, why so much hair loss?

[bo3of Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:00PM]

@Pipera Win does win!

[victorvelasco1 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:04PM]

@paul34 ur right i worded wrong. so its 150 mill plus x amount cause x is counterfeit

[Ducman69 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:06PM]

@seanGadget Bald can be cool, case in point, Patrick Stewart!

But he should have learned from Whoopi Goldberg's mistake and not shaved his eyebrows off.

[Plazmic Flame Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:08PM]

Windows 7 hits 150 million licenses: that's seven copies a second; with only 7 days left in the month and before the beginning of the 7th month of the year...

[Ducman69 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:14PM]

@Plazmic Flame

777, so is that like 666, except luckier?

[DoctarPeppar Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:19PM]

@Psyclotr0n
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[coolkams03 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:20PM]

@victorvelasco1
are you stupid?

[hammydbest Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:29PM]

@Plazmic Flame Its also the same number of iphone 4s sold per second on the first day of preorders... Spooky...but this is over way longer so msft pwns apl :)

[jivetrky Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:46PM]

@Ducman69

Holy crap! where are that guy's eyebrows!?!

[Plazmic Flame Posted Jun 23rd 2010 9:08PM]

@jivetrky

I think he went Super Saiyan Level -3

[scotty1024 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 9:18PM]

@seanGadget 150 million licenses and they probably still haven't turned a profit! All those pesky netbooks cutting into the profits!!!

[hm9408 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 9:22PM]

@Pipera He would've been pissing his pants if the other 150 million weren't pirate...

[JeremyBenthem Posted Jun 23rd 2010 9:23PM]

@scotty1024
what are you talking about? they make money on netbooks too

[jedi Posted Jun 23rd 2010 9:57PM]

@DoctarPeppar

No. It's more like: OEMS OEMS OEMS.

The number of Windows 7 licenses is just the number of PCs sold. If it weren't Windows 7, then it would be Windows Vista, or XP or some version of MS-DOS.

Our new monopoly product has sold well. Yippie.

At best, you can claim that end uses aren't going out of their way to avoid it (like they did with Vista).

OTOH, it does put the "3 million iPads" into perspective.

[spawn782 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 9:58PM]

@seanGadget maybe thats the key to success, I see Steve jobs is also loosing his hair and iphone sales are up there... Maybe there is some unknown correlation :)

[TSSaloic Posted Jun 23rd 2010 11:18PM]

@jedi And those that have upgraded from XP and Vista.

[MrErv Posted Jun 23rd 2010 11:36PM]

That is about all Microsoft is anymore... just a computer operating system

[jayjaync Posted Jun 24th 2010 12:05AM]

@MrErv Yeah, because Microsoft doesn't do software, or games, or a search engine etc.. just the OS right ? oh wait...

[jon Posted Jun 24th 2010 12:57AM]

@Pipera

How's this: W7 sells 50% more licenses in 8 months than OSX has ever sold.

[seanGadget Posted Jun 24th 2010 1:53AM]

@spawn782
I just lol'd

[tonyprince Posted Jun 24th 2010 2:24AM]

@Pipera i got mine for free and sent personally to me from Microsoft.

[uck Posted Jun 24th 2010 2:24AM]

@Pipera

Has windows 7 even proved itself enough to warrant this amount if liscensing?

[Ducman69 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:50PM]

So basically, Windows 7 is so awesome that they were able to sell that many copies IN SPITE of having that weird looking blowhard as the face of the company.

Well done engineering team!

[Dafrety Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:52PM]

@Ducman69
I don't think many people outside of the remotely techy comunity know who Ballmer is, let alone know what he looks like.

[maddawg579 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:54PM]

@Dafrety
Yeah, people outside the geeky tech world generally don't even know what Bill Gates looks like. And he's much more well known than Ballmer.

[techee44 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:55PM]

@Ducman69

Dafrety's right. Hell, I can mention Steve Jobs and most people don't know who he is.

[Ducman69 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:55PM]

seriously though, not that his sweaty voice-breaking scream shows aren't entertaining, but why can't they have a cute face of the company like Mo for Progressive Auto or if they insist on using someone with no eyebrows like Steve Ballmer, perhaps the Geico gecko.

Or, and stop me if this is in poor taste, wheel in Stephen Hawking using Microsoft Sam for his voice. Always a likable guy if he'd take the gig.

PS:

[zomg0t Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:00PM]

@Ducman69

I must know teh PS!

[Ducman69 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:16PM]

@zomg0t Oh, my "heart" code must have cut it off. I was just giving last props on W7, Office 2010, and wish em luck on WM7. They seem to be back on track again.

[achalddave Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:48PM]

@Dafrety Luckily.

[purge68 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 8:55PM]

@Dafrety I agree. I only know who he is because of the failed takeover of Yahoo.

[Ignoramus Posted Jun 23rd 2010 9:55PM]

@maddawg579 Youre an idiot, you dont think Gates has been on the news, and in the papers, and on Forbes?

[AssassinX Posted Jun 23rd 2010 10:30PM]

@maddawg579 Uhh, check out the newest issue of FORTUNE. He's on the front cover with Warren Buffett.

[hero785 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 10:34PM]

@Ducman69
That face somehow sells! I wonder if those number do indeed translate into 150+ Millions of Phones! if so then damn Apple you are screwed because that's insane. Watch out Android! Nice for competition eh!

[Matt314 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 10:37PM]

@AssassinX Right...everyone read fortune....

[ounkeo Posted Jun 23rd 2010 10:47PM]

@Ducman69

Are you kidding me?? Balmer is like a one man internet meme all by his lonesome. Money can't buy that!

[Arkv2 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 11:04PM]

@Ducman69
No wonder. It really is a great OS.

[gmcboot Posted Jun 24th 2010 12:13PM]

@Ducman69
Because some of us are smart enough to buy stuff from someone who is "cute" because they are cute. See that's what apple does.. they like style over substance. I know it a hard thing to understand that being "cute" doesn't make you smart, moral, or a good person.. it just means you are cute. Sadly today it also means you think you deserve something for being cute..

[trendscenedental Posted Jun 24th 2010 1:58PM]

@Ducman69
Mo? Isn't it Flo?

[strawe Posted Jun 23rd 2010 7:50PM]

Mine is pirated, of course :D

[someguy7234 Posted Jun 23rd 2010 11:12PM]

@strawe
I always think its pretty dumb when I hear people say that they spend $1000 on a computer, $60 per month on internet, $55 on a new videogame, $50 a month on a cell phone $70 on a tank of gas.

And then try to argue that the OS on their computer that they will use 4 hrs a day for 2 years is not worth $100 (hell.. not worth $70). If you aren't a power user, use Linux (its pretty good now) or whatever came with your PC.. but if you want a reliable, feature rich, secure OS for the device you use EVERY DAY.. please support the people who make it possible.

You sir are an asshole