Microsoft announced this Monday that they have now sold 400 million Windows 7 licenses and also are encouraging users to switch from Windows XP to Windows 7.
CEO Steve Ballmer said that on the 1-Year Anniversary of Windows 7 last year, they had sold 240 million licenses. Microsoft also announced that customer will have 1,000 days until the company will stop support Windows XP.
Senior Director for Windows Commercial Product Marketing Team, Erwin Visser says:
"Windows XP served us well, but in the ten years since it launched, the world has changed."
"It's time to retire Windows XP and move to Windows 7 to take advantage of the last decade of  innovation in areas such as security, performance and more natural, intuitive interface."
But why is it that Microsoft wants to promote Windows 7 this much when Windows 8 is around the corner?
Tami Reller says:
"Windows 7 is the path to Windows 8. In the future, businesses will be running a combination of Windows 8 devices and apps alongside Windows 7 PCs and apps."