Andre Yoskowitz
27 Nov 2012 21:16
Since October 26th, Microsoft has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses.
The word comes via CFO Tam Reller who was discussing the operating system at the Credit Suisse Annual Tech Conference today.
In comparison to Windows 7, the new OS appears to be selling better. The previous OS moved 60 million copies in two months, compared to the 40 million in just one month for Win8.
Reller did not note sales figures for the Surface RT tablet.
What remains unclear, however, is what Microsoft considers as "sold." Some companies report direct sales to consumers (like Apple does) but others just report "sold" or "shipped" as the amount of units shipped to retailers or pre-installed on new computers.