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Microsoft's newest operating system (OS), Windows 10 has crossed 40% milestone, according to California-based analytics company Net Applications, which represents an estimated 606 million personal computers worldwide.

The new OS added up a point in June, resulting 35.7% of the user share of all personal computers and 40.4% of all PCs running Windows last month, which calculation is done using Microsoft's oft-cited number of 1.5 billion Windows PCs.

Albeit, the company had earlier claimed that about 700 million devices are already running Windows 10 in May, which claim is based on its count of PCs, phones, Xbox consoles, HoloLens as well as Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

While it posted an impressive gain for Windows 10 in June, which is perhaps the largest since January, but the 2009-released software dropped half a tenth of a percentage point last month, ending with user share of 41.7% of all PCs and 47.3% of those running Windows.

The crossover point for Windows 10, that is the point where the new OS will run a larger percentage of all Windows PCs than the older edition was predicted to be November. And the lines between Windows 10 and Windows 7 signal for January 2019, which translates to 12 months since Windows 7's retirement.

It will place Windows 10 at 47.7% of all Windows PCs, while Windows 7 will power just about 43.7% and given the fact that it took 159 days to push Windows 10 from 600 million to 700 million, or 44 fewer days than it took Windows 10 to go from 500 million to 600 million.

The company's push for Windows 10 dominance stems from the fact that Windows 7 is no longer efficient enough for its long-term business strategy which emphasizes subscriptions to monetize products and services. And unlike its forerunners (including Windows 7), Windows 10 was designed for frequent updating, a key part of the appeal for software-as-a-service model.

Microsoft, however has been cautious about a possible large-scale attacks against Windows 7 if it halts security updates for it altogether, and for all those who spent a huge chunk of money for extensions.

Microsoft records a milestone as Windows 10 crosses the 40% mark



Microsoft's newest operating system (OS), Windows 10 has crossed 40% milestone, according to California-based analytics company Net Applications, which represents an estimated 606 million personal computers worldwide.

The new OS added up a point in June, resulting 35.7% of the user share of all personal computers and 40.4% of all PCs running Windows last month, which calculation is done using Microsoft's oft-cited number of 1.5 billion Windows PCs.

Albeit, the company had earlier claimed that about 700 million devices are already running Windows 10 in May, which claim is based on its count of PCs, phones, Xbox consoles, HoloLens as well as Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

While it posted an impressive gain for Windows 10 in June, which is perhaps the largest since January, but the 2009-released software dropped half a tenth of a percentage point last month, ending with user share of 41.7% of all PCs and 47.3% of those running Windows.

The crossover point for Windows 10, that is the point where the new OS will run a larger percentage of all Windows PCs than the older edition was predicted to be November. And the lines between Windows 10 and Windows 7 signal for January 2019, which translates to 12 months since Windows 7's retirement.

It will place Windows 10 at 47.7% of all Windows PCs, while Windows 7 will power just about 43.7% and given the fact that it took 159 days to push Windows 10 from 600 million to 700 million, or 44 fewer days than it took Windows 10 to go from 500 million to 600 million.

The company's push for Windows 10 dominance stems from the fact that Windows 7 is no longer efficient enough for its long-term business strategy which emphasizes subscriptions to monetize products and services. And unlike its forerunners (including Windows 7), Windows 10 was designed for frequent updating, a key part of the appeal for software-as-a-service model.

Microsoft, however has been cautious about a possible large-scale attacks against Windows 7 if it halts security updates for it altogether, and for all those who spent a huge chunk of money for extensions.
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