Recently was the 20 year anniversary of the release of windows 95.

 At the time, windows 95 was the future, everyone wanted it, demand was ridiculous.  They ended up selling 7 million copies in 5 weeks, something that was unprecedented for the time.  Now, 20 years later, microsoft has blown itself out of the water with an astounding 75 million computers running windows 10 in only 4 weeks.  Of course, every computer running windows 8 was upgraded for free, so this could be a large factor.  There have also been many complaints surrounding windows 10, but of course you could expect that from a new operating system.  Do you think this number really reflects microsoft’s success, or is it just a byproduct of the lack of cost of Windows 10?

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http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/26/9209949/windows-10-75-million-machines

20 Years Later, Windows 95 Launch Brings Tears of Nostalgia – and Hilarity