Microsoft has now sold 60 million Windows Vista licenses

Microsoft has now sold 60 million Windows Vista licenses

Software giant Microsoft has revealed that they have now sold 60 million Windows Vista licenses as of the end of June.

This means that the company has managed to sell 20 million copies since the middle of May.

Microsoft launched their Vista operating system earlier this year after massive delays.

The company added that they are expects the total installed base of the Windows operating system to hit one billion during the current fiscal year.

Microsoft further said that they are continuing their efforts to adopt web based technologies which are increasingly becoming a threat to their software based model.

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer added in his statement: “Every piece of software — the basic core value in the way software gets created — will change in the next three, five or 10 years.”

The company also announced their latest acquisition of AdECN which is essentially a market for buyers and sellers of Web advertising.

Kevin Johnson, president of Microsoft’s platforms and services division spoke on this acquisition: “It allows us to move ahead with all the core components needed to enable an ad platform.”