News: Microsoft sells 240 million Windows 7 licenses

Since the new operating system launched worldwide a year ago, Microsoft has sold more than 240 million licenses.

“I think Windows 7 has exceeded expectations,” said Gavriella Schuster, general manager of Windows product management.

“People from the very beginning have had an optimistic forecast. I actually felt in the beginning we needed to temper expectations a bit but a year later, we’re on track. We’re right where we thought we would be. It’s been a good year – it’s a year to celebrate.”

Windows 7 also was released into one of the biggest economic downturns in recent history, yet it was quickly and widely adopted by consumers and businesses alike.

“We were in such a bad place economically; I didn’t know how that was going to play out. I was nervous,” Schuster said. “But I feel really good about how it’s all turned out.”

Consumers are buying Windows 7 PCs, and computer owners and businesses are upgrading as well. While the economy is still suffering, Windows 7 remains one of the top three projects IT pros are considering for their businesses, Schuster said.

“It’s just that important,” Schuster said. “That’s a good outcome.”

“The primary win, the reason why Windows 7 is so successful, is because of the phenomenal engineering effort,” she said. “We delivered what we said we were going to deliver, when we said we would deliver it, with very high quality.”

Microsoft sells 240 million Windows 7 licenses

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