Windows 7 Won't Save Falling PC Sales

From DailyTech: Windows 7 is expected to be a big sensation for the PC industry when it is released in the latter half of October. Beta and Release Candidate versions of the operating system have been praised for stability, performance, and compatibility with existing hardware/software applications.

Microsoft has also enjoyed brisk pre-sales of Windows 7 according to Information Week. The strong initial sales of Windows 7 can be placed squarely on Microsoft's decision to make Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade and Windows 7 Professional available to pre-order customers for $50 and $100 respectively.

The special pricing for Windows 7 is expected to continue until July 11.

Despite the surge in pre-sales and the overabundance of praised showered on Windows 7, Gartner Research says that worldwide shipments of PCs will continue on its downward spiral for at least the next two quarters. According to Gartner, an estimated 274 million PCs will ship worldwide during 2009 which would be a 6 percent drop from the 292 million PCs shipped in 2008.

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