Microsoft recently announced that Windows 10 surpassed the 75 million mark upgrade. (Photo : Twitter)
A recent statistic report reveals that more than 75 million devices have already upgraded to Microsoft Windows 10 operating system.
Earlier, Microsoft claims that more than 14 million devices were upgrade within the first 24 hours upon the release of the operating system on July 29.
Microsoft vice president for Windows and devices division Yusuf Mehdi posted on Twitter, "More than 75 million devices running Windows 10 - and growing every day."
While the 75 million upgrades are still unverified, many analysts said that Microsoft is basing the estimate on the number of Windows 10 activations. At the latter part of the Windows 10 upgrade, devices are required to connect with Microsoft servers in order to verify if they are using a valid product key, this way Microsoft can easily count how many devices have checked-in and base this on the total number of upgrades made.
Tech analysts are expecting Microsoft to reveal the official Windows 10 download count in the months to follow. When Windows 8 was released, it took six months for it to be installed in 100 devices. Experts are expecting Windows 10 to reach that milestone in lesser time, thanks to its free aspect.
According to Computer World, the last time Mehdi updated the official Windows 10 statistics was on July 30. It was on this post that he broke the news about the record setting feat if Windows 10. The tech giant began rolling out the Windows 10 upgrade on desktop computers running on the Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating system on July 29.
According to CNet, the Windows 10 upgrade is free for current users of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. Those who are not qualified for the free upgrade can still purchase a copy of the operating system for $199 for the Home edition and $199 for the Pro edition.
