Windows 10 Beats Windows 8.1 In Worldwide Usage

Guests were also able to witness firsthand the speed and ease of use associated with Windows 10 by visiting workstations equipped with the latest Windows 10-enabled laptops, tablets and phones.

The next big milestone for Windows 10 will be leapfrogging Windows 8.x and another rise of the same size next month will be enough to do it, so March 1st could be very interesting.

The increase in market share for Windows 10 signals that the new software may finally be getting a measure of mainstream awareness.

Azure revenue grew 140% this quarter in constant currency, with revenue coming from new and existing customers.

Interestingly, these numbers shift significantly when just looking at the United States, where the Lumia 635 is the most popular Windows Phone handset and the Lumia 520 sits at only 3.5 percent. Although Microsoft isn’t talking about plans for Surface phone, the future of its smartphone business seems to lie there. Microsoft reports that 30 per cent of Bing search revenue during the quarter was driven by Windows 10. Of Microsoft’s three business segments, the Intelligent Cloud unit was the only one to post good old fashioned growth over the last quarter. Following the poor reception to Windows 8, Microsoft is eager to prove that its successor, Windows 10, is an appealing and user-friendly operating system.

There’s nothing wrong with Windows 10 Mobile’s features or capabilities, but they should’ve been introduced 3-5 years ago. The last major upgrade of its operating system, known as Windows 8, was widely viewed as a flop, which hurt PC sales even more.

The one aspect of the Windows 10 ecosystem that is trying to build the app collection for the various devices is the Universal Windows Platform (UWP).

Vaio has announced that they will be revealing a Windows 10 Mobile handset this Thursday, February 4th. That means a trickle of hardware and most likely in the mid-range and premium categories. Microsoft Edge, Windows’ new browser, allows people to quickly browse, read, mark up and share the Web, while Cortana, the personal digital assistant, makes it easy to quickly find the right information at the right time.

Rumors persist of a Surface Phone branding. This includes the further refinement of technologies like Windows Hello and Continuum Mode that we see in the Lumia 950 and 950 XL devices.

“People who think Microsoft is sliding into irrelevancy really need to re-evaluate how they see the company”.