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Windows 7 has overtaken Harry Potter novels and the Nintendo Wii to become  the biggest grossing pre-order product of all time in the UK, according to  e-commerce giant Amazon.

In an announcement which will be music to Microsoft's ears, Amazon.co.uk  declared that the new operating system sold more pre-order copies in the first  eight hours of its release than Vista did in its entire pre-order period.

              "The launch of Windows 7 has superseded everyone's expectations, storming  ahead of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as the biggest grossing  pre-order product of all-time at Amazon.co.uk, and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 Amazon.co.uk managing director Brian McBride.

"Over the past three months, only Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol has  sold more copies than Windows 7, which is an incredible achievement for a  software product."

For more information on the much-hyped new operating system from Microsoft,  read the first part of V3.co.uk's detailed  Windows  7 review.

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