Microsoft says it has sold 40m licences for its Windows 8 operating system for PCs and tablets in its first month – Xbox Music’s free tier is now on all those computers. It also appears Microsoft shifted a whopping 750k Xbox 360 consoles in the US alone last weekend, thanks to ‘Black Friday’ sales. But for an alternative perspective on Microsoft’s prospects, read the SemiAccurate blog’s brutal ‘Microsoft has failed’ takedown of the company’s overall corporate strategy.
Microsoft reveals strong sales for Windows 8 and Xbox 360
