Windows 7 sales reach 100 million

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 05/03/2010 10:51 AM | source: | 0 comment(s)

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.

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.

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