It seems that all efforts to push Vista on the forefront are proving fruitful in India. The software giant, Microsoft has claimed that over 180 million licenses of Windows Vista have been sold worldwide, with India alone crossing over two million copies.

This news is denial to all initial concerns related to areas of device and application compatibility thus indicating Vista’s progress.

Since the consumer launch in January 2007, nearly 180 million Windows Vista licenses have been sold worldwide.

The reports also confirmed that Vista is doing well in the consumer segment too.The large computer manufacturers such as HCL, HP, Lenovo, have been shipping Vista-loaded PCs.

To penetrate more firmly to partners, Microsoft is undertaking various training via strong programs (Microsoft Learning Circle, Microsoft Foundation Series) to train and certify partner sales and technical personnel in India.

Also to promote and increase the availability of Windows Vista, Microsoft is aggressively expanding their geographical reach to cover hundreds of cities and retail outlets across the country. The company has even recently launched an e-Commerce platform in India, www.buyoriginalms.com, for original Microsoft products including Windows Vista, Office, Server, Xbox, games and gaming accessories.

Microsoft has stopped production of XP and all the newer hardware that is being produced is better supported by Vista.

Jaya Sinha/ITVoir Network