XP sales 'not up to Windows 98 standard'

12 April 2012

Sales of Microsoft's Windows XP continue to lag behind sales of its predecessor, Windows 98, it has been reported.

Research company NPD Techworld said Microsoft sold 250,000 retail copies of Windows XP for November, down from 400,000 for October.

By comparison, sales of Windows 98 during its second month on the market were 350,000 copies, down from 580,000 the month of its debut, NPD said.

Retail sales include new and upgrade XP versions sold as "shrink-wrapped" software in stores, but not software preinstalled on PCs.

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