tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37079081.post5821238682449151151..comments2023-09-22T03:23:13.932-04:00Comments on What SIS faculty are reading: Harry Potter vs ... Windows 7?Martin Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15605774514148710902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37079081.post-33457787606210861532009-10-21T15:09:51.722-04:002009-10-21T15:09:51.722-04:00So much for banishing dragons & casting spells...So much for banishing dragons & casting spells, Dan Brown sells (and I've heard from UK friends it wasn't a great read) / best Karen W<br />-------------<br /><br />From today's Computer Weekly: <br /><br />Windows 7 pre-orders outsell Harry Potter<br />Author:Cliff SaranPosted: 12:48 21 Oct 2009<br />http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/21/238241/windows-7-pre-orders-outsell-harry-potter.htm<br /><br />"The launch of Windows 7 has superseded everyone's expectations, storming ahead of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the biggest-grossing pre-order product of all-time at Amazon.co.uk, and demand is still going strong," said Brian McBride, managing director of Amazon.co.uk.<br /><br />--->He said that only Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol had sold more copies than Windows 7. "This is an incredible achievement for a software product."Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381497566670589504noreply@blogger.com