sales
Software
Windows 7 Sales Are Great (Just Like Vista Sales In 2007)
4:20PM Dan Nosowitz | March, 2007: Windows Vista’s initial sales are great, “more than doubling” those of its predecessor, Windows XP. Flash forward to November, 2009: Windows 7 initial sales are 234 per cent higher than Vista’s. Those numbers sound awfully similar… More »
Games
Video Games Apparently Not “Recession-Proof”
2:20AM Mark Wilson | There’s been a lot of talk about video games being a “recession-proof” industry. But this year-to-year graph shows the steep drop in game sales since 2007. More »
Phones
Droid (Sales) Blowing Up
1:05AM Chris Jacob | Don’t worry, it’s not the batteries that are exploding. But if third-party data is any indication, sales might be. Location network developer uLocate, creators of WHERE, saw about 25,000 active accounts using its software. More »
Business
All the Apple Store Data You Could Possibly Want to Read
2:17AM Matt Buchanan | So, I’m at the opening of the fancy new Apple Store on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. They’re talking about how awesome their retail is and whatnot. I’ll have pictures up shortly. But for now, digits. More »
Phones
Droid Opening Weekend: 100,000 Sold
1:58AM Matt Buchanan | Not a bad opening weekend for Droid with estimates that Verizon and Moto pushed out 100,000 of ‘em. To compare, that’s about how many Pres were sold on opening weekend, give or take. [Bloomberg]
Games
2:17PM Nick Broughall | According to a report in the SMH, the PSPGo sold less than 1000 units in its first week. Is anyone surprised? More »
PSPGo Not Selling. Who’s Surprised?
2:17PM Nick Broughall | According to a report in the SMH, the PSPGo sold less than 1000 units in its first week. Is anyone surprised? More »
Business
Acer Leapfrogs Dell To #2 Globally, But Dell And HP Still Rule The US
12:59AM Danny Allen | Acer rightly cops a lot of stick about build quality, but as predicted, they’ve passed Dell to second spot in worldwide sales. Separate research from Gartner and IDC also ranks Acer third in the US, ahead of Apple in fourth place. More »
Computers
Whoa, Best Buy Sells 30% Of The Computers In The US
1:41AM Matt Buchanan | At a Nokia event announcing the surprisingly decent pricing for the Booklet 3G, Best Buy’s CMO said that Best Buy currently sells “30 percent of the computers in the US”. More »
Music
Zune HD Quickly Selling Out At Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy
5:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Here’s a statement I never thought I’d write: The newest Zune is apparently a runaway success, currently sold out or backordered at most of the major online outlets. Congrats to this underdog manufacturer “Micro-Soft” for finally hitting the big time! More »
Screens
