Microsoft opens champagne: Windows 10 runs on 600 million devices

Chief Executive Director of the Redmond Corporation Satya Nadella for the second time in 2017 announced the official statistics on the use of the flagship operating system Microsoft. So, Windows 10 is currently used on more than 600 million different devices. This number includes computers, laptops, Xbox One family game consoles, Surface Hub devices, and even HoloLens augmented reality headsets. This Nadella told today at the annual meeting of the company's shareholders.

Initially, Microsoft planned to reach the bar in 1 billion devices running Windows 10 by early 2018. But the distribution of the OS was not moving as fast as the company's management would like, so it was necessary to abandon the original plans last year. It became clear to everyone that before the mark in a billion devices will have to wait a little longer. The growth of the distribution of Windows 10 has slowed significantly after Microsoft abandoned the model of free upgrade from previous versions of the operating system to a new one.

In early 2017, the W10 was installed on 500 million devices. Not so long ago, Microsoft decided to abandon the support of the mobile operating system Windows Phone, so that in the near future we can witness the announcement of completely new smartphones running Windows 10. Meanwhile, Microsoft is keeping pace with its revised forecasts, as early as the year stated , which by November plans to reach the mark of 600 million devices. Will they be able to reach 1 billion devices? Time will tell.

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