{"id":80133,"date":"2015-08-18T03:30:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T01:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=80133"},"modified":"2015-08-18T11:04:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T09:04:38","slug":"windows-10-has-already-reached-over-53-million-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/80133-windows-10-has-already-reached-over-53-million-devices","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 has already reached over 53 million devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having reached <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/79369-windows-10-downloads-responsible-for-8-percent-of-all-internet-traffic.html\" target=\"_blank\">nearly 14 million devices just a few days after launch<\/a>, it&#8217;s little surprise that Microsoft&#8217;s latest OS, Windows 10, has quickly become so prolific.<\/p>\n<p>It may have its problems, some <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/80017-windows-10-to-delete-unauthorised-hardware-and-software.html\" target=\"_blank\">really quite serious<\/a>, but Windows 10 has clearly done something right because it&#8217;s apparently now hit the 53 million downloads mark.<\/p>\n<p>According to WCCF Tech and analytics website <a href=\"https:\/\/statcounter.com\" target=\"_blank\">StatCounter<\/a>, Windows 10 is already running on more than 53 million devices, giving it a 4.95% market share in no time flat \u2013 it means a download rate of 1500 devices a second.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s already around one third of Windows 8.1&#8217;s market share as of July, coming in at 13.09% suggests <a href=\"https:\/\/netmarketshare.com\" target=\"_blank\">NetMarketShare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that does raise a few concerns when you consider the number of users that now have to deal with Microsoft&#8217;s shenanigans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/79503-microsoft-is-thankfully-backtracking-on-automatic-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\">Unavoidable automatic updates<\/a> and a dubious software blocking policy aside, the OS is going to charge you for a number of utilities and applications you won&#8217;t at first notice missing.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has to accrue the cost of releasing the OS for free, this we understand, but it&#8217;s the lack of clarity and a non-disclosure-esque policy that we have issue with.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, Windows 10 is going to be a force to reckon with, though that does mean demanding some answers from the nerds who developed it.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to disable automatic updates for Windows 10, might we suggest this <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/79711-heres-how-to-disable-those-pesky-windows-10-automatic-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\">guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/wccftech.com\/windows-10-market-share\/\">WCCF Tech<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Windows 10 news worth checking out<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/80017-windows-10-to-delete-unauthorised-hardware-and-software.html\">Windows 10 to block unauthorised hardware and software<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/79737-security-firm-working-on-unhackable-windows-10.html\">Security firm working on unhackable Windows 10<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/79711-heres-how-to-disable-those-pesky-windows-10-automatic-updates.html\">Here\u2019s how to disable those pesky Windows 10 automatic updates<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It means a download rate of 1500 devices a 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