Microsoft reschedules target for Windows 10

New Delhi: Microsoft Corporation has rescheduled the time table for the ambitious goal to get Windows 10 on a billion devices as it’ll take more time than anticipated. The previous time line was June 2018. As of now, Microsoft says Windows 10 is now running on over 350 million PCs and other devices. In its latest statement, Microsoft has accepted the fact that it would take longer to get Windows 10 on a billion devices, while blaming its own decision to scale back its smart phone business over the last year.

Microsoft Corporation believes that the slowing efforts to deploy the newest version of its flagship software on PCs, game consoles and mobile devices like tablets and phones will take some more time.

“We’re pleased with our progress to date, but due to the focusing of our phone hardware business, it will take longer than the end of June in 2018 for us to reach our goal of one billion monthly active devices,” says the company’s statement.

The announcement witnessed a hard effect on the share as it fell 30 cents to $53.44 in the afternoon trading session. Analysts say that’s an impressive rate of adoption for software released in 2015. But, Microsoft has sold relatively few smart phones and has cut back its phone operation.