14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 10 is already up for grabs, and Microsoft is nonstop keeping an eye on adoption figures, only to make sure that its new operating system performs better than its predecessor.
And truth be told, the first statistics show that Windows 10 is indeed somewhat more appealing than Windows 7 was in 2009, and a lot more successful than Windows 8 in 2012. But Microsoft expects more to happen in the coming months, as it has a goal of bringing Windows 10 on 1 billion devices by 2017.
According to Telecompaper, adoption of Windows 10 goes really well in France, one of the European markets that have always adopted new software quickly after the public release.
Right now, 10 percent of the OS market share in the country belongs to Windows 10, the aforementioned source notes, while Microsoft France claims the operating system was already installed by 3 million users in France between July 29 and September 1.
Windows 10 is offered as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users, so these figures are likely to grow in the coming weeks, as more consumers complete the upgrade.
Windows Phone also on the rise
Now that Windows 10 for PCs is already on the market, Redmond can focus on bringing Windows 10 Mobile to users, the smartphone sibling that’s going to be offered as a free upgrade to Windows Phone devices.
But in the meantime, Windows Phone is also doing better in Europe than in all the other countries across the globe, with data provided by the company to the aforementioned source revealing that its mobile platform is powering 25 percent of the mobile OS enterprise business. That’s a growth of 6 percent from January, the company is quoted as saying.
Windows 10 Mobile is projected to debut next month, but the release could take place in stages, so some Windows Phone users might have to wait longer to get the update, depending on a number of factors that Microsoft will reveal at a date closer to launch.