Posted on Sunday, May 02 2010 @ 12:35 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Microsoft announced
it has sold over 100 million Windows 7 licenses since the operating system was launched on October 22, 2009, making it the fastest-selling OS ever. According to Microsoft's own figures, Windows 7 is now installed on one out of 10 of world's PCs.
Just six months after its release, Windows 7 is now installed on one in 10 of the world's PCs, Microsoft has confirmed.
The operating system was launched on 22 October 2009 and has gone on to sell more than 100 million licences - making it the fastest-selling Windows OS in history according to Microsoft.
Microsoft yesterday reported revenues of $14.5bn for the financial quarter ended 31 March and CFO Peter Klein said Windows 7 "continues to be a growth engine" - with Windows revenue up 28 per cent year-on-year.
