Microsoft officially announced that they have sold 40 million Windows 8
operating system since its launch a month ago. This is the first update the
company has given since it announced that it had sold 4 million upgrades over
the first weekend after Windows 8 went on sale earlier this month. Tami Reller,
the Windows Chief Marketing and Financial Officer, revealed the figure during a
speech at Credit Suisse 2012 Annual Technology Conference. Beyond that, the
company said that the Windows Store has seen some success thus far. Without
citing specific numbers, the company reported that a number of apps have earned
more than $25,000 in revenue since launching on the Windows Store. In a bid to
get more developers on board, Microsoft also reminded everybody that developers
get to keep 80 percent of all app revenue over its lifetime.
