Bill Gates Talks Up Vista Sales

May 8, 2008

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To be fair, I think any one of us would be thrilled to move 140 million copies of something. But Microsoft is held to a higher standard, and so Bill Gates's positive comment about Vista sales is raising some eyebrows.

Bill Gates' /><br /> Gates Proud Of Vista<p>As billionaires go, Gates seems fairly down-to-earth. He appears to understand how real people relate to money, and he's certainly tech-savvy enough to have read all the online articles criticizing Vista. Still, he claimed that 140 million Vista sales represents

advised schools not to use the newer operating system.

Meh. One explanation is that Gates is merely trying not to cripple Vista's sales in any additional way. Gates has previously been quoted as saying that Windows 7 will be presented "

Here's hoping that the year-ish timeframe is correct, anyway. Vista's "very rapid sales rate" aside, Windows 7 could solve problems for both Microsoft and consumers.