• Windows 10 won't make Microsoft's predicted one billion installations by 2018
    5 replies, posted
[url]http://www.pcgamer.com/windows-10-wont-make-microsofts-predicted-one-billion-installations-by-2018[/url]
Not with the way they have been forcing it on people.
[QUOTE=EskillV2;50733695]Not with the way they have been forcing it on people.[/QUOTE] you're right, they should enforce it stronger by passing a law that allows them to execute people for not upgrading immediately by firing squad when in doubt, be more forceful!
[QUOTE=EskillV2;50733695]Not with the way they have been forcing it on people.[/QUOTE] Solution? Force it even stronger! And if that doesn't help, use even MORE FORCE
[QUOTE=EskillV2;50733695]Not with the way they have been forcing it on people.[/QUOTE] This really isn't affecting it as much as you'd like to think. MS just severely overestimated their mobile install base and the number of people who would opt-out. The 1 billion device target includes their tablets and phones. I've not seen a modern Windows phone ever, and only one Surface Pro in my entire life. I work in IT and studied amongst nerds, I would expect to see more than I have.
[QUOTE=hexpunK;50734480]This really isn't affecting it as much as you'd like to think. MS just severely overestimated their mobile install base and the number of people who would opt-out. The 1 billion device target includes their tablets and phones. I've not seen a modern Windows phone ever, and only one Surface Pro in my entire life. I work in IT and studied amongst nerds, I would expect to see more than I have.[/QUOTE] There's no doubt in my mind that Microsoft knew they wouldn't ship 50 million WP devices a year. Even at the peak (back in '14 or so), WP was still some ways off that number. 800 or 900 million devices should've probably have been the target from the get-go (and most likely the former), I mean, 1 billion is a nicer figure, but it was unrealistic already back then. The question is why Microsoft would even make such an estimate in the first place. Also, the upgrade program has been successful in basically any sense of the word. Unless Microsoft has incensed basically every remaining customer to the point of them never upgrading (unlikely), it's been a success from Microsoft's perspective. Windows 10 has higher market share than Windows 8 and 8.1 got in [I]three years[/I].
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.