Η Microsoft claims that Windows 10 has been installed on 1 billion devices. The statement came on the heels of an announcement by the company last March that Windows 10 featured 800 million active users.
The new number comes just days after Apple announced that its software runs on 1,5 billion devices worldwide.
Microsoft has long stated that there are 1.5 billionmillions Windows PCs, so the new milestone announced today is supposed to show that Windows adoption is improving, and it's supposed to have passed the 1,5 billion device milestone.
But the new number published on an Italian website by Microsoft may not be accurate as the announcement page he is currently retired. It should be mentioned that normally there should be some official announcement, as the 1 billion devices is a goal that the company has been pursuing since 2015.
However, Windows 10 adoption has probably improved over the past two years due to the end supports of Windows 7. The 2009 operating system reached the end of support on January 14 and so a significant number of users upgraded to Windows 10. Of course the upgrades are expected to continue in the coming months.
Microsoft, of course, continues to pressure users and businesses to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, warning of significant security risks if they continue to run the expired operating system.
