If you haven't made the jump to Windows 10 yet, you're starting to look like part of the minority, as Microsoft has reported that as many as 500 million devices have now been brought over to the latest Windows operating system.
With Microsoft targeting a billion devices by mid-2018, it still has its work cut out for it, but hitting that half billion milestone less than two years after the OS' original release isn't bad at all. 100 million of that number has happened in the past eight months alone, so the adoption rate remains strong, even if there are still a number of holdouts on Windows 7 and 8.1 that have yet to make the jump.
There are those who don't want to move over because of software compatibility and that will not likely change for a few years until increased support is given to those older systems and people begin to move over to contemporary alternatives. There are also a number who still prefer the gaming performance on Windows 7. While the new Game Mode may help encourage the move, especially for those with weaker systems, it's still a feature that needs a lot of fleshing out.
In the past, Microsoft has used schemes like pushy updates and free upgrades for those it wants to transition over, but it seems to have eased off on that for now after many complaints of it forcing the upgrade on people.
Moving forward, it seems unlikely that Microsoft will hit that billion figure by this time next year, but it could well be edging towards 700 million.
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