Windows 10 is on more than 1.3 billion monthly active devices, according to Microsoft
Over 1.3 billion devices are actively using Microsoft’s most recent OS.
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What you need to know
Microsoft’s quest to conquer every device under the sun continues. As of today’s bigFY21 Q3 earnings reportand accompanying call, it’s now known that over 1.3 billion monthly active devices use Windows 10. This info comes from the earnings call but has been conveniently noted on Twitter by Microsoft’s communications lead Frank X. Shaw.
Shaw included notes from the entire earnings call, so if you want a one-stop-shop for all big Microsoft news revealed today, either keep poking around Windows Central or check out the Microsoft lead’smassive Twitter thread.
Windows 10 now has more than 1.3 billion monthly active devices. And Microsoft 365 Consumer surpassed 50 million subscribers for the first time.Windows 10 now has more than 1.3 billion monthly active devices. And Microsoft 365 Consumer surpassed 50 million subscribers for the first time.— Frank X. Shaw (@fxshaw)April 27, 2021April 27, 2021
Also noted in Shaw’s tweets were the following nuggets of interesting info:
What makes the MS Teams figure so interesting is that it’s almost double what it was a year ago. And as for the other figures, well, you can see they’re big and exciting, too. Just look at the 1.3 billion Windows 10 statistic — that’s a lot of operating system installations!
For the rest of Microsoft’s earnings call developments, either check Shaw’s thread or our pieces on the various news from today’s earnings report festivities. If you want to know about Microsoft’sSurface revenue, themassive gains in the Xbox departmentas of FY21 Q3, or any other key takeaways from today’s news, keep it tuned to Windows Central.
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Robert Carnevale is the News Editor for Windows Central. He’s a big fan of Kinect (it lives on in his heart), Sonic the Hedgehog, and the legendary intersection of those two titans, Sonic Free Riders. He is the author ofCold War 2395. Have a useful tip? Send it to robert.carnevale@futurenet.com.
