IDC: 75 Million Windows XP Licenses in 2002
WinInfo | at | by Mike
According to market research company International Data Corporation (IDC), Microsoft will ship 75 million Windows XP licenses this year, giving the new OS an installed base of almost 85 million users by this time next year. Other predictions from the company include a "hype peak" for .NET this year, well before the technology is ready to go mainstream, and a "breakout year" for Linux (which means this is probably the third straight year they've predicted that).