Four weeks after the launch of Windows 10, more than 75 million devices are now running the operating system, according to Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Marketing for Windows and Devices.
On July 29, Microsoft launched Windows 10, which is offered as a free upgrade to users of licensed Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.
“More than 75 million devices running Windows 10 – and growing every day,” announced Mehdi via his Twitter account. “Even some devices manufactured in 2007 have upgraded to Windows 10.”
Windows 10’s adoption rate is almost double that of Windows 8, which sold 40 million licenses after about a month. The company aims to get Windows 10 onto a billion devices within two to three years.
Mehdi notes that Windows 10 is running in 192 countries, and more than 90,000 unique PC or tablet models have upgraded to Windows 10. He also said that more than 122 years of gameplay have streamed from Xbox One to Windows 10 devices.
However, while a free Windows 10 upgrade is good for consumers, it’s bad for PC manufacturers. Research company International Data Corporation says PC sales could struggle until next year, until the free Windows 10 licenses end, which should compel consumers to buy new PCs in 2017.
