Vista Scores Big on the Internet

Everyone knew the public release of Windows Vista Beta 2 was going to be a rather big event for Microsoft. Not only could it give customers a chance to try out its latest operating system, but it would also get feedback/commentary from the millions of consumers using Vista before its Q1 07 retail launch. According to Microsoft, its public launch of Vista Beta 2 has gone well beyond expectations and is labeled as the “Biggest software download event in history.”

Though it’s obvious that the download was popular, saying it was the biggest download event in history? Not that I doubt them, but are they talking actual bandwidth transferred or total completed downloads?