CEO Satya Nadella referenced the new number for the first time moments ago at the company’s annual shareholders meeting, where he is giving analysts and investors an update on Microsoft’s progress and strategy.
This is an increase from the 500 million devices touted by Microsoft earlier this year, but it’s still well short of the company’s original goal of one billion Windows 10 devices within two to three years of its 2015 release.
Microsoft has admitted that the original goal is a little too optimistic, but it has seen Windows XP use dropping away lately which is at least some comfort.
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Microsoft’s Windows 10 on 600 million active monthly devices.
Still short of a billion
Software king of the world Microsoft says that its Windows 10 is on 600 million devices.