From CNET: A little over a year ago, with much fanfare, Microsoft executives drew a line in the sand, predicting that Windows 10 would be installed on 1 billion devices by mid-2018.
Today, Microsoft officials are conceding that they likely won't make that deadline.
I asked Microsoft for further clarification and received the following statement from a spokesperson:
"Windows 10 is off to the hottest start in history with over 350M monthly active devices, with record customer satisfaction and engagement. We're pleased with our progress to date, but due to the focusing of our phone hardware business, it will take longer than FY18 for us to reach our goal of 1 billion monthly active devices. In the year ahead, we are excited about usage growth coming from commercial deployments and new devices - and increasing customer delight with Windows."
Microsoft Windows and Devices chief Terry Myerson made the original claim at Build 2015, noting that the 1 billion figure would encompass all kinds of devices that would run Windows 10 in some variant, including desktops, PCs, laptops, tablets, Windows Phones, Xbox One gaming consoles, Surface Hub conferencing systems, HoloLens augmented-reality glasses and various internet of things (IoT) devices .Officials said at that time that the majority of those 1 billion devices would be PCs and tablets.
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