Windows 8 is 'computing for the next billion people'
Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft's head of Windows has announced that Windows 7 has been installed 670 million times.
He says that Windows 8 is "computing for the next billion people", and sees it as a shift from the old age of desktops to the age of touchscreens, smartphones, and social networking.
"Windows 8 is simply the best release of Windows ever," he said.
Microsoft launches Windows 8 and Surface tablet
Microsoft today launched the new Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet. Both devices go on sale at midnight tonight.
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