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Windows 10 Now Runs On 270 Million Monthly Active Devices

Posted by msmash on from the growing-windows-userbase dept.

At its developer conference, Build 2016, Microsoft announced on Wednesday that Windows 10, the latest version of its desktop version which it released on July 29 last year, is now being used on over 270 million active computers worldwide. "Windows 10 is off to the fastest adoption of any release ever," said Terry Myerson, executive vice president for Microsoft's Windows and Devices Group. The company also announced that it will be releasing Windows 10 Anniversary Update this summer for all Windows 10 users free of charge.

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  1. And how do they know this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, right, telemetry...

  2. Re:Actual numbers, please? by cfalcon · · Score: 1, Funny

    I mean, are we sure there are ANY consensual copies of Windows 10?

  3. Re:Adoption? by PingSpike · · Score: 4, Funny

    Close. But in the full analogy you would bring the baby to the police station only to have it show up on your front porch again tomorrow.