almost a month after its release, Windows 10 what extent he succeeded his debut? This week, Microsoft announced that more than 75 million devices now turning on Windows 10. This figure includes more than 90,000 different configurations of PCs and tablets, including devices manufactured
in 2007.
Microsoft Windows by The previous figure provided about 10 was the number of downloads in the first 24 hours: 14 million. This is a big figure at first glance. But what was the balance of previous versions of Windows?
Beyond a promising start
In 2012, Microsoft had sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses in the first months of marketing, and 4 million upgrade licenses for the first three days. In comparison, Windows 7 had reached 60 million licenses over two months.
A license is however quite different from a download, but it is the only metric available. Windows 10 has, on the basis of this comparison, the advantage over previous versions of Windows, however, that they were paid. Comparison is not reason. Windows 10 is up next year free update available to hundreds of millions of PCs and tablets. Not surprisingly, that its adoption rate is faster.
Other sources of data used to get an idea of adoption. According to StatCounter, Windows 10 terminals represent 5.7% of the traffic and tablet PCs among sites audited panel. He thus took two weeks to surpass Windows 10 Windows 8, and four to catch iOS.
plunging into the historical figures of StatCounter, it is possible to compare the outputs Windows 8 and 10. The first was launched in October 2012. It reached the same market share as Windows 10 in June 2013, seven months later. Windows 7 did better: three months
Another parameter to consider: Some PC users can not download Windows 10, whether they like it or not. Microsoft updates ranges, serving users first equipped systems for which the update would be the simplest. This could take weeks if not months before all the registered users for the update can effectively obtain it.
A priori, for Microsoft, everything is moving. But an analysis of StatCounter figures also suggests that the departure of curiosity already begins to fall. Growth will be slower now. The next growth phase for Windows 10 could occur during the school year purchases and end of year celebrations
Of course, companies are at the back of the queue. And they should not have completed all the necessary tests before at best the second half of next year.
A + B for Microsoft
At this point, we can assume that Windows 10 is significantly better than Windows 8, and maybe a little better than Windows 7.
“Overall, this is a success. If you assign a note to Microsoft measuring what they did on the update, you probably give them a solid B +. This is not an A because there were some rough edges, things that does not happen quite well. But overall, it was done really well, “Justice Stephen Kleynhans, vice president of research for Gartner.
According to him, the return General customers, both individuals and companies who have tested the product, is quite positive. “The product as it is currently is strong enough and people like what they see,” adds the analyst.
Kleynhans, the update process would could turn into a nightmare because of the tens of millions of terminals likely to download the update. “If it had started badly, even for only a small fraction, it could have been a terrible time for Microsoft. There were a few hiccups here and there, but it went smoothly most of the time for millions of users in general (…) “
Businesses fail at the party
But despite the enthusiasm of departure, Windows installations 10 remain minor compared to Windows 7 (or even compared to the old Windows XP). Stephen Kleynhans, Windows 10 should be common for individuals by the end of the year. On the business side, it will take a little longer.
“Companies need some time to test things, learn a new operating system . Often, it is necessary to update other infrastructure bricks to withstand a new OS and Windows 10 is no exception, “he says.
Nevertheless , he added, “by the end of 2016, Windows 10 will start to become relatively common in business. Not the dominant operating system, which will take longer, but it will be current. And if you plan devendre something in a company by the end of 2016, you’d better be able to support Windows 10. “
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