Windows 7 Pre-Orders Outsell Vista In Just 8 Hours

Today’s Window 7 pre-order launch in Europe has resulted in phenomenal sales in the region, with many retailers in the UK, France and Germany reporting a total sell out of their cut-price allocation.

Amazon UK reported that Windows 7 sales in the first eight hours outstripped demand for Windows Vista pre-orders across an entire 17 week period. In Germany, customers were reporting Home Premium being sold out within minutes of the launch.

“Both Windows 7 upgrade packages shot to the top of the Amazon.com software bestsellers chart over in the US as soon as they were made available for pre-order at the end of June,” said Chris Poad, software director at Amazon UK.

“With the significant discount currently on offer, a similar level of high demand was expected in the UK for what is undoubtedly the biggest software release for many years.”