Current Analysis, a US based research company released some analysis of the PC sales figures around the Windows Vista launch in the US :
… Newly released sales information for the week ending February 3, 2007, indicates that U.S. retail consumers warmly embraced Microsoft’s introduction of Vista. Vista was available pre-installed on retail PCs for the first time on January 30, 2007.
Overall unit sales for the week ending February 3, 2007, jumped 173% when compared to the previous week and increased 67% year-over-year. This sales spike is a welcome sight for retailers, given that the preceding five weeks had seen sagging sales for PCs. This slowing was primarily due to a limited amount of inventory, as retailers and OEMs chose to keep their supply of non-Vista products limited in preparation for the Vista transition. …
