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Microsoft says it's sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses so far

Microsoft has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses since October 26.

Tami Reller, chief marketing and financial officer for Windows, announced the tally today during her appearance at the Credit Suisse Annual Tech Conference.

Microsoft had not released any sales figures for Windows 8 other than saying the company sold 4 million upgrade licenses of the operating system to those with previous versions of Windows during the first three days it was available. Microsoft launched Windows 8 commercially on October 26.

How does this compare to Windows 7 sales? Microsoft said it had sold 60 million Windows 7 licenses from … Read more

Microsoft's Reller on Windows 7's first six months (Q&A)

When Microsoft Windows marketing VP Tami Reller stopped by CNET's offices on Friday, the main topic of discussion was the warm reception that Windows 7 has been getting from businesses and consumers.

As the company said in its recent earnings report, Microsoft has sold more than 100 million licenses for Windows 7 and now estimates that one in 10 PCs worldwide is running the operating system.

"We feel really good about the results overall in the consumer side," Reller said. "The other thing we saw this past quarter is a signal that businesses are really heating … Read more

Microsoft exec touts Windows 7's strength

Updated 3:45 p.m. PDT to note that while IDC figures have Apple losing share in the PC market last quarter, Gartner's preliminary figures have the Mac maker gaining share.

Windows 7 has been relatively well-received since its launch, but one of the key questions has been whether it will help Microsoft gain share against Apple, particularly in the U.S. consumer market. Microsoft says that last quarter's results show that is starting to happen.

"It was a key goal and a key accomplishment for the quarter...to gain share against Apple," Reller said. "… Read more

Windows' new saleswoman talks '7'

In some senses, Tami Reller has one of the toughest jobs in technology. She is tasked with selling Windows 7 in the wake of Windows Vista and amid a relentless assault from Cupertino in which the PC is depicted as slow, virus-ridden, and buggy.

In another sense, though, her job is getting a lot easier. After three years of trying to muddle through Vista, Microsoft is ready to release Windows 7--a product that, by most accounts, is much better than its predecessor.

A lot has changed since the launch of Vista, including nearly all of the faces at the top … Read more