Microsoft has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses so far

[Chippiewill]

I thought student licenses at Windows 7 launch were £30 though which is quite the offset since a lot of students would be inclined to upgrade in comparison to people older than that.

[GommeInc]

People like anything that's cheap, especially if it's cheaper than it's predecessor so this isn't surprising. It doesn't reflect the greatness of the product - merely the "popularity" at a certain time.

It's all right, but not a desktop OS. When playing with it on a PC I just want it on a tablet.

[xxMATTGxx]

I thought student licenses at Windows 7 launch were £30 though which is quite the offset since a lot of students would be inclined to upgrade in comparison to people older than that.

Yeah it was.