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Windows 10 officially hits 110 million installations
Winbeta ^ | 10/06/2015 | Sean Michael

Posted on 10/06/2015 1:26:17 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Today is one of the biggest days of the year for Microsoft and to start out the event they rattled off some impressive numbers. The most impressive is 110 million installations of Windows 10. This lines up well with the reports we had already heard but this 110 million number is officially from Microsoft on the biggest stage.

Here are some other impressive stats mentioned by Terry Myerson.

* 1 billion visits to Windows 10 app store

* Developer revenue has increased four times since Windows 10’s launch

* 650 billion web pages viewed with Microsoft Edge

* 1 billion questions asked to Cortana

* 8 million business PCs

These are quite impressive stats for Microsoft’s latest operating system. We’ll have plenty more news including coverage of all of Microsoft’s newest devices so stay tuned.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: microsoft; windows10

1 posted on 10/06/2015 1:26:17 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

This means at lest 110 million crashes at some point.


2 posted on 10/06/2015 1:26:57 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Actually, I am more worried about the data on your computer they are collecting.


3 posted on 10/06/2015 1:27:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Secret Agent Man

I still need to finish my win 10 online courses at MS virtual academy.


4 posted on 10/06/2015 1:29:06 PM PDT by the_individual2014
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To: SeekAndFind

Yes!


5 posted on 10/06/2015 1:31:34 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: the_individual2014

What will they teach you, the_individual?


6 posted on 10/06/2015 1:32:55 PM PDT by Ken522
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To: SeekAndFind

Made it in before the first 20 guys posting how the number is a lie because they installed it, and used it for a whole 13 seconds before switching to (insert OS here)!


7 posted on 10/06/2015 1:39:05 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: SeekAndFind

As soon as I can,I will find someone to get me back to 7. I HATE 11! Something as simple as getting text to bold is beyond me.

I had an old computer that was dying. I got a new PC that has 7 and 10 features, but the email is the new stuff, and I want the old reliable, easy to use one. Other things irk me too. I have good eyes, but the print is insipid and there is no button to change it.

I’m an old fogie, I know, but why fix what isn’t broken!!!!!!!


8 posted on 10/06/2015 1:40:52 PM PDT by Exit148 ((Loose Change Club founder) Put yours aside for the next Freepathon!)
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To: Secret Agent Man
I like it. Once I installed it on my Dell, it stopped crashing.
9 posted on 10/06/2015 1:41:22 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Win or Lose, Still a "12"!)
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To: VanDeKoik

RE: Made it in before the first 20 guys posting how the number is a lie because they installed it, and used it for a whole 13 seconds before switching to (insert OS here)!

Ok, how many percent of these 110 million installers actually switched back to an earlier version?


10 posted on 10/06/2015 1:46:41 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Actually, I am more worried about the data on your computer they are collecting.

Exactly. Not that Microsoft hasn't also rolled out updates to Win 7 & 8 that also "share telemetry."

11 posted on 10/06/2015 1:46:50 PM PDT by FourPeas ("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
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To: SeekAndFind

I haven’t had this many freezes and crashes since pre XP days. XP worked fine, Win 7 worked perfect, and 8.1 was relatively problem free. I guess I was getting lazy. ...What I do like about 10 is that it has all the touch screen advantages of 8.1, and for some of 10’s glitches, the touch screen has come in handy.


12 posted on 10/06/2015 1:47:50 PM PDT by pallis
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To: SeekAndFind

I have heard that the 10 series collects data from the individual computer and Microsoft then sells the collected data. I also heard one can block the ten from collecting data. Do you know about blocking data collection?


13 posted on 10/06/2015 1:54:22 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS
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To: SeekAndFind
I had a Technical Preview on one of my desktops. It expired on Oct. 1. Formatted the disk and installed Linux Mint 17.2 KDE. The box looks and feels like a computer again.

If you use the PC for communication, such as email, Web, Skype, then there is no reason to keep Windows. Those things work fine on Linux.

If you need to prepare an occasional document, use online services - Google Docs is free, MS Office Online is free. These work on any OS.

If you need the computer for serious, professional work, then you use the OS that runs your business software.

14 posted on 10/06/2015 2:10:04 PM PDT by Greysard
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To: VanDeKoik
> Made it in before the first 20 guys posting how the number is a lie because they installed it, and used it for a whole 13 seconds before switching to (insert OS here)!

Heh, yeah, well... it's just a number. They'll make their billion installs, I guarantee it. Meanwhile, I'm kinda burned out on the incremental updates (90M! 100M! 110M! 120M!). Tell me when it (whatever "it" is) reaches 500M. Or better yet, let's forget all about it until "it" hits the actual goal, eh?

Windows 10 is launched, it'll be climbing for a good long while. But I'm REALLY glad Microsoft is doing some great stuff on the hardware side. The Surface Book is pretty nice.

15 posted on 10/06/2015 2:26:53 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: Exit148

I rather go back to XP so my old games play properly.


16 posted on 10/06/2015 3:22:11 PM PDT by bgill ( CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Greysard

I love Linux mint 17.2. Fastest OS I ever used.


17 posted on 10/06/2015 4:49:34 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (Ft. Lauderdale FL (zombie land). TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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To: Ken522

A whole bunch of videos on administration, shell/kernel, virtualization, networking and the usage of win 10, they have a whole bunch of things on there.


18 posted on 10/07/2015 8:44:05 AM PDT by the_individual2014
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