📚 Windows 10 Powering 400 Million Devices As Windows 7 Survives the Upgrade Frenzy

Microsoft has recently revealed that Windows 10 is running on 400 million devices across the world, including here PCs, tablets, laptops, smartphones, and Xbox consoles. These new numbers show only a small growth over the 300 million figure announced on May 5, so Windows 10 improved by approximately 100 million active devices in about 5 months. Previously, Microsoft said that Windows 10 was installed on 207 million devices at the end of March. The free upgrade offer for Windows 7 and 8.1 users ended on July 29, and it’s believed that this is one of the main reasons why Windows 10 experienced a slowdown in worldwide adoption. Right now, consumers who didn’t perform the upgrade before July 29 need to pay for the new operating system, with pricing starting at $119.99 for the Home SKU in the United States. The post-free upgrade slowdown Before the end of the free upgrade campaign, approximately 30 million new devices installed Windows 10 every month,... ...