Still the fastest selling operating system in the world
The fastest selling operating system in the world is still going strong, according to statistics shared by Microsoft. Windows 7 has managed to pass the 100-million-sold-licenses mark in the first six months after the platform was launched on October 22nd, 2009. As of June 23rd, Windows 7 has broken another milestone, with Microsoft having sold over 150 million copies.
The successor of Windows Vista has shown incredible momentum since it hit the General Availability deadline. And eight months later, the operating system is still selling like hot cake. Microsoft has calculated that there are no less than seven copies of Windows 7 purchased by customers worldwide every second.
