Microsoft announces more than 100 million Windows 8 licenses sold

After being quiet for a while, Redmond's have once again shared sales figures for Windows 8 along with some other data. According to Tami Reller, Microsoft would have sold more than 100 million licenses of its new operating system (both the Pro and RT versions) in these six months, thus equaling the number of Windows 7.

You have to interpret this carefully, because there are many factors to assess. Windows 8 is a radical change and, as such, it is difficult for users to accept it. In addition, it has come out at a time when PC sales are falling more and more and where iPad and Android tablets are growing a lot.For this part, the figure is really good. However, Windows 8 is also on tablets, and as the market expands, the licenses sold should have grown as well. Even so, and assessing everything as a whole, I would say that we are facing a very good figure. And in any case, it cannot be interpreted as a failure of Microsoft, as many said.

In addition to the number of licenses, Tami Reller has talked about Windows Blue. She has not given more information, but she has said that it will include corrections based on user feedback, and that it is a pillar that deepens the strategy of devices and services (devices and services) that Microsoft is taking.

As for the Windows Store, she has said that it has six times as many apps since its launch, and that it has surpassed what iOS had in the first year of its App Store's life. Although she may seem so, it is not exactly a good result. 600% of 'little' is still not much.In this case, taking into account that the Windows store had 8,000 applications before going public, we would currently have 48,000 applications, a rather small number. MetroStore Scanner reports a few more, 68,000, but it's still unremarkable. And even more so when the quality of many of these applications leaves a lot to be desired.

"Finally, they talked about the Microsoft cloud. He recalled the 250 million SkyDrive users, the 400 million active Outlook users, and the more than 700 million active Microsoft accounts ( although he doesn&39;t specify what he means by active)."

In general, the data is good except for the applications, perhaps a sign that Microsoft is not doing so well in the world of 'leisure tablets'. It is still the most powerful player on the desktop and in productivity, but it will have a hard time competing with iOS and Android on its own ground.It will be necessary to see if those small tablets that are rumored give it enough push.

Via | The Windows Blog In Genbeta | After six months, Windows 8 exceeds 100 million licenses sold