Microsoft is currently hosting its Build developer's conference, where its premiering all kinds of cool gadgets and software, from real live HoloLens demos to new coding software. But at the core of the conference is Windows 10, the new Microsoft OS that will reportedly change how we use computers. But that's just one part of the plan. Microsoft said at Build that it wants to install Windows 10 onto more than a billion computers.
During his presentation, Windows chief Terry Myerson told the developers attending that the goal for Microsoft is to put "Windows 10 on 1 billion devices within two or three years of its release," according to The Verge.
"No other platform working in any ecosystem is available on 1 billion devices," Myerson said.
The Verge noted that "Microsoft believes that between its free upgrade offer for existing Windows customers, new devices, and plans for business users, it should be able to hit that target. For comparison, it took Microsoft about 15 months to sell 200 million licenses of Windows 8, though the hope is that Windows 10 will be much better received."
In order for Microsoft to fulfill this goal, it will have to pursue more than just upgrading all Windows 8 and 8.1-powered computers. The tech giant will have to focus on companies that are reliant on older versions of the OS to upgrade. However, "Companies have built their IT infrastructure around old versions of Windows, and they often aren't eager to change tools that people need to use every single day. If Microsoft can get companies updating, it'll have a much better ecosystem situation on its hand, since developers will know that Windows 10 is the platform to focus on. 'To make all of this work for developers we know this needs to be widely adopted,' Myerson said," reported The Verge.
But in the end, this goal of encouraging mass adoption of Windows 10 will help Microsoft sell its other services, as well as make software development a lot easier.
