30 crore devices running on Windows 10, free upgrade till July 29

Microsoft announced on Thursday that its latest Windows operating system is being used on about 300 million devices around the world. The new Windows 10 serves as the operating system for laptops, desktops, smartphones, Xbox One consoles, and other devices.

Yusuf Mehndi, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices group, wrote in a blog post, “Windows 10 is now being used more and more in homes, schools, small businesses, large companies and other institutions. “More people are choosing Windows 10 now than ever before.”

The main reason for speeding up the upgrade process is said to be that the free upgrade of Windows 10 will be available only till July 29.

After this it will come pre-installed in the new device, or it can be purchased separately. It will be available for home computers for $119.

This technology company hopes that after the disappointing response to Windows 8, it will be able to expand more rapidly in the market through Windows 10. Especially in mobile operating systems, where it is far behind Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS.

Even though Microsoft dominates the personal computer software market, Windows OS is used on very few smartphones in the world.

The 300 million users include new computers and devices equipped with Windows 10 and upgraded systems.

Microsoft has set a target of delivering Windows 10 operating system to a total of 1 billion devices by 2018. In this way, it will reach at par with Apple, which had reported that iOS is used on 1 billion devices this year itself.