Windows 10 is approaching its next big milestone of 1,5 billion, with Microsoft announcing that the operating system used on 1,3 billion devices every month.
The information came from Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, who announced the company's third quarter 21 earnings on April 27.
Microsoft expected Windows 10 to be in one billion devices until the summer of 2018, but did not achieve the goal. One billion active devices came two years later than originally expected in March 2020.
Windows 10 reached 800 million active devices in March 2019 and 600 million in November 2017. Progress has been relatively slow, but since then operating system adoption now seems to be growing faster than before, and one of the reasons is the work from home, due to the pandemic.
If you've been following Microsoft, you may have already noticed that the company has shifted its focus to other productτα (Azure και Office) ενώ η ανάπτυξη της πλατφόρμας των Windows έχει επιβραδυνθεί. Οι δύο τελευταίες ενημερώσεις λειτουργιών επικεντρώθηκαν στις επιχειρήσεις με ελάχιστες ή καθόλου αλλαγές για τους καταναλωτές.
However, Microsoft has confirmed that it intends to turn Windows into a product that its customers will love.
"I want to move Windows from people needing it - and knowing they need it - to loving and wanting it," said Microsoft's Panos Panay.
Microsoft is reportedly preparing a new version of Windows codenamed "Sun Valley", Also known as"the new Windows“. The Sun Valley update or the new Windows will be released in October or November. Microsoft will start showing us the new features of the operating system soon, probably at the Build 2021 developer conference.
Η ενημέρωση των Windows 10 Sun Valley αναμένεται να φέρει μια νέα dark mode, βελτιωμένη Εξερεύνηση αρχείων με μοντέρνα εικονίδια, “ιπτάμενα” μενού και ένα νέο Start menus.
The company is preparing a special event or session at Build 2021 on "What's New for Windows" in the last week of May.
