Windows 10 adoption so far has been 16 times faster than Windows 8

We had already told you that the launch of Windows 10 had been a complete success in terms of interest in upgrading and number of PCs upgraded , reaching the figure of 14 million computers with Windows 10 installed just in the first day. However, we did not expect that this rate of installations would be maintained and even increase during the following days, although that is exactly what has happened.

According to a Microsoft employee contacted by Windows Central, by 8 AM on July 31, the company already registered no less than 67 million Windows 10 PCs installedThis amount is surprising in itself, but it is even more so when we consider the speed at which updates would be distributed on average.

At the time this figure was reported, almost 3 days had passed since the official launch of the operating system, which means that during that period Windows 10 was installed on 22.3 million PCs per day To illustrate the magnitude of this, consider that if that pace of installations were to continue, Microsoft would reach its goal of 1 billion Windows 10 devices in just 45 days, when the term self-imposed by themselves was 2 to 3 years.

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Update: Apparently the figure of 67 million installations would be a bit overstated, since according to other reports, the grand total would rise For now, only 18 million, which is still a very good number, much higher than what Windows 8 had on the same date."

The StatCounter data corroborate this trend, showing that in just 4 days Windows 10 has surpassed Linux, Windows Vista and Chrome OS in usage share . In this period, Windows 10 has reached a 2.47% share, something that took Windows 8 65 days.

Of course, probably the pace of installations will slow down a bit in the next few weeks, mainly because the numbers for these first few days include the most enthusiastic users who have wanted to install Windows 10 as soon as possible.

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Also, adoption will be slower once most home users>company users, who generally prefer to take their time>These optimistic figures should entice developers to create many universal apps"

Anyway, looking at these numbers it is most likely that Microsoft will reach its goal of 1.000 million Windows 10 devices before the promised 2 years Let's remember that Windows 10 Mobile phones(if everyone upgrades within 1 year that would be an additional 80 million units, plus those new ones sold after September) and the Xbox consoles that upgrade to a variant of Windows 10 in the coming months (approximately 15-20 million consoles).

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Such numbers are relevant because they are a positive sign for developers If many people use Windows 10, it becomes more profitable or convenient to publish universal apps for Windows, and since these apps work on all devices, including phones and tablets, the consequence could be that Windows finally closes its mobile app gap with Android and iOS."

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