Microsoft: 60 million Windows 8 licenses sold, 100 million app downloads

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Microsoft has announced today that 60 million licenses of Windows 8 have been sold to date and that there have been 100 million downloads from the Windows Store. Make the jump to learn more.

Microsoft has announced today that 60 million licenses of Windows 8 have been sold to date and that there have been 100 million downloads from the Windows Store.

The announcement came today at the 11^th annual J.P. Morgan Tech Forum at CES and was made by Tami Reller who is the Windows Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer. In addition to the sales and download figures, Reller also stated that there are now 1700 certified systems for Windows 8 and Windows RT.

The sales and download figures are another significant milestone as the company works to fight off public perception issues that Windows 8 is not selling well in the marketplace. In addition, with 100 million app downloads, Microsoft is clearly speaking out to developers to show that the Windows Store has seen significant traction since its launch and its worth devoting time and resources to develop a Windows 8 application.

Microsoft made note that the 60 million sales figure is a combination of upgrades and sales to OEMs for new devices. While not provided, it would be interesting to see how the numbers breakdown between those two components to see if it’s OEMs driving sales or if consumer adoption is pushing the numbers north.

It was back in late November that Microsoft announced that they had sold 40 million licenses since the launch of the platform in October. While this number is certainly a lot smaller than the first announcement, which is to be expected as OEMs purchased licenses in mass quantities to prepare for the holiday shopping season, it still goes to show that Windows 8 is selling well.

We eagerly await Microsoft’s next sales data point as that will provide the best look yet at how the platform is selling once we exit the holiday shopping season.

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[DKT27]

100 million apps download? OK, fine. But 60 million licences sold to public? Doubt it. Fishy figures.

[alaindc]

60 millions licenced sold (probably upgrade licence at low price)

BUT

how many of them use windows 8 now?

not much.

[Marik]

100 million apps download? OK, fine. But 60 million licences sold to public? Doubt it. Fishy figures.

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[DKT27]

100 million apps download? OK, fine. But 60 million licences sold to public? Doubt it. Fishy figures.

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[vissha]

All these figures are msdn users. Or many people who buy new notebooks with Win8 only for good config and touch screen, But they could've downgraded eventually. And MS can't count those who just buy. MS should count only those who currently use. And downloads can be faked just by telling msdn/technet iso downloads, that even many use for illegit activations thru KMS too.

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Microsoft made note that the 60 million sales figure is a combination of upgrades and sales to OEMs for new devices. While not provided, it would be interesting to see how the numbers breakdown between those two components to see if it’s OEMs driving sales or if consumer adoption is pushing the numbers north.

I'm sure those figures are mostly OEM and the OS is installed on a system that hasn't even been sold yet

If only they put half the effort they put in marketing toward making WIN 8 better, maybe the OS might have had a chance. Right now they're trying to prove the point that they can sell :poop: in a pack with the windows logo on it.