Windows 10 Installed on 300 Million Devices

On June 30th, one year after the release of Windows 10, anyone who hasn't already upgraded will have to shell out $119 to move up to the latest and greatest.

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Finally, he noted that the baked-in apps for Windows 10, namely Photos, Groove Music, and Movies & TV, are reeling in millions of active customers each month.

Microsoft said it is on track to meet its goal of 1 billion users of its newest operating system.

For almost a year Windows 10 has been a free upgrade for users of Windows 7 and up, but that promotion is coming to an end on 29th July.

On Netmarketshare for instance, Windows 10 rose from 9.96% in December 2015 to 15.34% in April 2016.

The Swipe Gesture will allow users to navigate easily between webpages on Windows 10 mobiles and touch enabled devices.

"We're seeing people at home, at schools, at small businesses, at large companies, and other organizations adopt Windows 10 faster than ever, and use Windows 10 more than ever before".

Windows 10 will only be available as a paid upgrade or a full retail copy after the one year free upgrade offer promotion ends. In view of the reports that Microsoft's smartphone line will be preceded by the software, the Microsoft Surface Phone should see the light of day around that time as well.

Over 63 billion minutes were spent on Microsoft Edge in March alone, with 50% growth in minutes since the last quarter. Because the Windows Live Mail 2012 email application doesn't support the protocols used by this new infrastructure, you will not be able to send or receive Outlook.com email from Windows Live Mail 2012 after your account is upgraded.

There are chances that Microsoft is aiming for a different strategy aimed at overhaul the mobile efforts of the company and change the way Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile are now regarded. So if you've been on the fence about Windows 10, and you've been ignoring the company's nagging pleas to upgrade, it might be now or never.

Source: Windows 10 Installed on 300 Million Devices