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Microsoft Reaches 800 Million Windows 10 Devices (cnbc.com)
Microsoft's Windows 10 is getting bigger. The operating system for desktop PCs, internet-connected devices and other systems is now running on more than 800 million devices. From a report: The total is up from 700 million as of September last year, and it suggests that the newest rendition of Windows could now be the most widely deployed version of Windows, ahead of Windows 7 and other versions. Although Microsoft -- the most valuable publicly traded company in the world -- has shifted to focus more on cloud and third-party platforms under CEO Satya Nadella, Windows is still a key element of the company, contributing almost 15 percent of total revenue in the fourth quarter. It's also a notable contributor of operating income, as former CEO Steve Ballmer pointed out last year.
If Microsoft was smart they would make LTSC avaliable to the masses to replace their Windows 7 fleets. But Microsoft will probably let hundreds of millons of Windows 7 machines flounder and we will see more wannacrys instead.
Ransomware is installed by end users just as easily on Windows 10 as it is on Windows 7.
From the number above, it seems like they were 100 million new PC's sold.
I know my workplace is upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 soon. But for the most part Windows Sales are from it being the default OS in Most PC's which are sold. For most vendors which still offer a Windows 7 "downgrade" option. Not too many people will choose this, unless they are solid reasons to do such.
Also being that Windows 10 is now on a constant upgrade cycle, this means we are going to be stuck with Windows 10 for a while, and in general inflate Microsofts numbers.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.