Only 244 Genuine Windows Vista's Sold in China

[ThePitt]

Microsoft spent millions of dollars advertising its next generation OS 'Windows Vista' in China, in fact the IT juggernaut threw up the biggest Vista Ad on the 421 meter high Jin Mao tower in Shanghai China. However after 2 weeks (Jan 19 to Feb 2) from launch Microsoft managed to sell a mere 244 copies of Windows Vista. Software piracy is rampant in the middle kingdom and a pirated version of Vista sells for a mere $1 on the streets. The following numbers are quoted by Windows Vista chief distributor in Bejing.

http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/pcuser/articles.../news013_2.html

http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/only_2...ld_in_china.php

(I dont know how valid are this sources)

[Quillz]

What I'd like to know is if those $1 pirated copies are OEM leaks that are thus fully activated. If so, I probably would have done the same as the millions others who've pirated Vista.

[Nicholas-c Veteran]

and about 12 in rest of world! :p

nah lol i use the evaluation period and reformat (i reformat monthly anyway)

(im buying it next week with my pay check...)

[rajputwarrior]

that's awesome

[NienorGT]

:rofl: < This resume all

[+Warwagon MVC]

and about 12 in rest of world! :p

nah lol i use the evaluation period and reformat (i reformat monthly anyway)

(im buying it next week with my pay check...)

You format monthly?.... umm ok what ever floats your boat....umm..... I guess.

I'm still running on a december 04 install, runs great.

[lhnz]

lol, that's hilarious. Gosh, I now understand why Piracy is such a problem for companies. That's awful. :/

[*John*]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaah :rofl:

Obviously the answer is to turn the screws on anti-piracy methods for the rest of us though :rolleyes:

[Berto]

See, what they aren't telling you is that those 244 copies of Vista were preinstalled on some system that was sold. lol.

Meh, more likely that it was a promo. Buy this new Hello Kitty buttplug and get a free copy of Vista.

[0sit0]

see Microsoft? you guys never learn... sell vista for 99 cents and you will win lol jk :D

[CPressland]

Wow, thats insane.

[User6060]

I can't believe they sold that many :o :p

[primexx]

Yes it indeed is that cheap in China. However I dont trust these sources, and they usually have some problems. Genuine Vista ftw. Although this just goes to show that nomatter how much anti-piracy crap you cram into the system, the pirates will still pirate it. Just lower the price and remove the dpm (digital pirate management) and everyone wins.

[Rob2687]

Owned.

[redeemed]

:o :o

[Kushan]

See, what they aren't telling you is that those 244 copies of Vista were preinstalled on some system that was sold. lol.

Meh, more likely that it was a promo. Buy this new Hello Kitty buttplug and get a free copy of Vista.

Hello Kitty is Japanese.

[Chosen One]

I can't believe they sold that many :o :p

me neither lol

im running ultimate edition friend gave it to me he had a technet account

[tiagosilva29]

Hello Kitty is Japanese.

Made in China.

[*John*]

^^LOL :rofl:

[Dark Reaper]

244 more than I expected.

Best thing to do is for Microsoft to drop their prices to $1 in China, but every other country will be really ****ed for paying $500.

[.Kompressor]

nothing to see here.... moving right along. lol

[Leddy]

244 more than I expected.

Best thing to do is for Microsoft to drop their prices to $1 in China, but every other country will be really ****ed for paying $500.

Microsoft pays about $20 USD in royalties due to patent lawsuits per copy of Vista sold.

Therefore, anything under about $30 is unsustainable as far as production is concerned- and they haven't even broke even yet.

[MGS4-SS]

Sold more than I expected.

[hopp58902 Member]

and about 12 in rest of world! :p

nah lol i use the evaluation period and reformat (i reformat monthly anyway)

(im buying it next week with my pay check...)

Yes of course, as are we all...

since when does it take an actual paycheck to pay for Windows?

Plus, I'm sticking with Good ole' Mac OS X, running XP in Parallels. :laugh:

[Snakehn]

Did i read somewhere that Microsoft has 244 employees in China?? :shiftyninja: