Win10 official version of the installation growth rate slowed down

Win10 official version since its launch on July 29, has been unprecedentedly welcomed by the global users, only on the first day of the issue has 14 million installations, set a historical record. In the following week, The Register's Windows10 market share jumped from 1.36% to 3.78% (StatCounter's data was 5.34%, and the difference between different organizations may be larger), an increase of 177%. As of August 15, Win10 usage has reached 4.95%. But careful users will find that the growth rate of Win10 installations has slowed down noticeably.

Win10 achievements since that time, can be attributed to Win7 /Win8.1 users a free upgrade of Microsoft's strategy. According to this strategy, the above system users can upgrade for free within one year of the official release of Win10, and will be permanently free for use during the life of the device. To know that Windows7/Windows 8.1 is the top two systems in the world, if you can convince these users to upgrade, the installation of Win10 will not be a problem.
However, according to the statistics of the third-party statistical agency StatCounter, after the “crazy” growth of the previous period, the increase in the installation volume of the official version of Win10 has shown a significant slowdown. In the week of August 9-15, Win10 installations only increased by 30%, which is not comparable to the previous speed.
There may be many reasons for the slowdown in growth. For example, Win10 "Iron Powder" has been installed, and the remaining users are not so enthusiastic to participate in this upgrade. In addition, the recent problems of the official version of Win10 also made some users skeptical about "immediately upgrade", and continue to wait and see the follow-up performance of Win10 has become a "wise and rational choice" for some users.
Microsoft's goal is to install one billion devices in the system within three years after the official release of Win10. If the progress is smooth in the future, this goal is not difficult to achieve, and it may be achieved in advance. If Microsoft can really make Win10 become more "official" as soon as possible and become a good product that really satisfies all users, Win10 may soon get what you expect. (via:Softpedia)