Microsoft adds 500k Windows Insiders in 8 days

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At Microsoft's Windows 10 keynote last week, they announced that there were 1.7 million Windows 10 beta testers, or as the company calls them, Windows Insiders. A few days later, during the company's earnings call, they said that there were 2 million Windows Insiders and now, the company has announced that they have passed 2.2 million beta testers.

The information was posted up on the company's Facebook page this morning and puts some meat behind the Windows 10 hype and shows that consumers are quickly warming up to the new OS that Microsoft will release later this year.

With a plethora of new features like Cortana, Spartan, and an update to the user interface, Windows 10 is shaping up to be a blend of Windows 7 functionality sprinkled with Windows 8's modern elements. The result is an OS that bridges the gap between traditional desktop computing and modern touch environments without sacrificing the familiarity of Windows.



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BlGPosted:

I'm still confused on why Microsoft likes skipping numbers for naming updates. Looks great none the less.

FeetPosted:

Why would they need so many bte testers?

XboxPosted:

Well this looks pretty cool.

AcroPosted:

win 10 looks like it will be everything windows 8 should have been.

NeeksRoyalPosted:

wow that looks dope for the home screen.

SwiftPosted:

I am really excited to see what Win10 is going to look like. And all the additions they are making to the software.

MissPosted:

Looks fantastic and I can't wait to try it firsthand. It definitely looks like a huge improvement from Windows 8, which was pretty terrible.

DLTPosted:

-Skittle I don't see why they need 2.2 million beta testers? What can they possibly need that many for?


The more people testing makes it a much higher chance to catch any bugs that may be specific to a small number of users.

SkittlePosted:

I don't see why they need 2.2 million beta testers? What can they possibly need that many for?

GTXPlayerPosted:

I want this so bad, but I have an SSD with only 90GB left. Don't want to install the Preview then all of my programs again. Not sure what to do...