60 million licenses passed Windows 8 via updates and OEM

Microsoft has announced having sold 60 million licenses of Windows 8. It is a very good result since sales began on October 26, when the commercial release of the system. These figures follow those registered for Windows 7, which remains to this day the system is Microsoft's best-selling and most fastest. We recall that in late November, Microsoft announced that it had passed 40 million licenses for Windows 8. At that time we wondered what type of sale it was: updates? Versions boxes? Actual sales? OEM sales? We did not get a response, but the new announcement provides without doubt. In fact, Microsoft makes it clear that this time the 60 million licenses consist of updates and licenses sold to OEMs. These last are not to be confused with actual sales. Clearly, it is not known exactly how many licenses were actually purchased by consumers, as it would be interesting to know the actual share of updates to better understand the impact of the current promotion (which is ends January 31). The announcement of 100 million downloads for the Windows Store is in turn particularly important. Like any platform, Windows 8 needs to attract developers to create applications using its new environment (WinRT). 100 million are an effective method of communication to mean that success is waiting for you and it's time to take advantage of potential. Finally, the Redmond company has said more than 1,700 aircraft had been certified to date for Windows 8 or RT. Find this item on PCInpact.com60 million licenses Windows 8 passed via updates and tweets OEMModération illicit Flower Pellerin following in the footsteps BelkacemSamsung, Sharp and ViewSonic touch screens are honored at CES