There's a strong contingent of industry watchers who consider
Windows 8 a flop. But, when you have the data to compare actual
campaign spend, number of copies sold, and amount of revenue per
Windows version, it might just be enough to make them think a
little longer before allowing their knee to jerk uncontrollably.
The following Infographic produced by WhoIsHostingThis? is
actually intended to highlight the extravagance of Microsoft
operating system launches, and while that is some interesting
information, I was more interested in the number of copies sold
and total revenue.  There's some additional cool data
represented here. I'll let you glean your own value.
Microsoft's Extravagant Software Launches  Compiled By:
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