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"Today Microsoft announced in a speech that it has sold some 40 million\u00A0Windows 8 licenses thus far.\u00A0Windows 8 brings to the Windows brand a new interface, and support for the tablet user environment.\r\n\r\nAccording to the company, Windows 8 upgrades are outpacing those that Windows 7 enjoyed post-launch.\r\n\r\nPreviously, Microsoft announced that it had sold some 4 million\u00A0licenses in the first three days of the product's life. The 40 million figure is key, as it helps to\u00A0dispel\u00A0notions that Windows 8 is a flop of any sort; 40 million is a strong enough figure to likely ensure that Windows 8 does not suffer from Vista's fate.\r\n\r\nAmong the TNW staff, it is the general consensus that the 40 million figure is strong. Presumably, the sum includes copies sold to OEMs, along with those moved on Surface units, and to individual consumers.\r\n\r\nFor some time since the launch of Windows 8, a\u00A0negative\u00A0narrative was starting to spin, helped along by negative notes on Surface sales, a data point that Microsoft has yet to reveal. However, this news bit is effective pushback.\r\n\r\nMicrosoft also informed TNW that a number of Windows 8 applications have crested the $25,000 revenue mark. It is at that threshold that applications pay only a 20% cut to Microsoft, and not the normal 30% fee.\r\n\r\nAccording to the firm, the number of Windows 8 applications has doubled since the operating system was launched.\r\n\r\nTop Image Credit:\u00A0BUILDWindows"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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