Microsoft Has Sold 450 Million Copies of Windows 7

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Ben Parr
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Microsoft Has Sold 450 Million Copies of Windows 7

Microsoft has announced that Windows 7, its flagship OS, has sold 450 million copies worldwide.

Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky, the president of Microsoft's Windows division, also announced that Windows 7 is now (finally) being used by more people than Windows XP. Sinofsky made these announcements at the Microsoft Build conference in Anaheim, Calif. Tuesday.

In addition to announcing 450 million copies of Windows 7 sold, Sinofsky also boasted that 542 million people are now using Windows Live.

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