14 DAY TRIAL // Redmond has just updated its Microsoft by the Numbers website with new statistics regarding its operating system for PCs, tablets, and smartphones, as well as the apps that are designed to run on it.
Previously, we knew that Windows 10 was already running on 75 million PCs, which is quite a good figure given the fact that the new OS was launched on July 29, but analysts expect these stats to reach 100 million by the end of September.
While the very same numbers are also published on the website (we’ve reached out to Microsoft for updated Windows 10 adoption figures, and the company has said that it’s not ready to share more information at this moment), the software giant also reveals that the Windows Store is growing at a good pace, with 669,000 apps now available for download.
This includes, phones, desktops, and tablets, according to Microsoft, and it’s hard to tell how many are universal, but the company expects the number of apps to run on absolutely all devices to increase in the coming months thanks to the arrival of Windows 10. Hundreds more are added every day, it says, which is sign that developers are finally finding a reason to code for Windows.
A successful Windows Phone story
What’s more, Microsoft reveals that Rudy Huyn, the man who created several successful Windows Phone apps, is “one of the most prolific developers” of the platform, with more than 16 million downloads recorded to date. This shows that Windows Phone is a terrific opportunity for developers, Microsoft suggests, and Windows 10 Mobile should only make things better.
These figures are indeed helpful to get a closer look at how Windows is performing these days, but they do not change the fact that the new OS still needs apps on PCs and phones. A number of important devs have already expressed their intention to port their apps to Windows 10, but for the moment, top apps, such as Google’s and Snapchat, are still missing from the platform.