Windows 10 hits 300 million devices as it winds down free upgrades

Windows 10 is making Windows 8 look even more like a disaster.

Almost two years after Windows 8 launched in late 2012, Microsoft could only report 200 million installs (or licenses). Today, Microsoft announced that less than a year after shipping Windows 10 to consumers and OEMs, the operating system is installed on 300 million devices. That's 30 million more than what Microsoft reported at its Build Developer Conference in March.

Starting this summer, though, that pace of growth could slow down a bit as Microsoft ends its first-ever free-upgrade offer, which allowed Windows 7 and 8.1 system owners to install Windows 10 for free. After July 29, you'll have to pay $119 for Windows 10 Home. Read more...