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Over 4 million Windows 8 upgrades in first four days

October 30, 2012 By Kunal Gangar Leave a Comment


 

Windows 8 had a pretty successful weekend going by the numbers released by Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer at the Build 2012 conference. According to the CEO, over 4 million OS upgrades were seen over the weekend, which in comparison to Apple’s Mountain Lion OS is a million more.

Windows 8 is a unique OS from Microsoft that brings in modern live tiles UI and is optimized for every screen size.

[Via The Verge

  • Microsoft to release Windows 8.1 RTM to MSDN and TechNet subscribers
  • Microsoft sets October 18 as Windows 8.1 release date
  • Windows 8.1 Preview now available
  • Microsoft sells 100m Windows 8 licenses, confirms Windows Blue update for 2013

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