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Dona Sarkar digs into the stats: who are the Windows Insiders?
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Published onApril 13, 2018
published onApril 13, 2018
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Dona Sarkar took to her Twitter account this week to highlight some interesting data from the Windows Insider program. The Windows Insider chief dug into the stats and shared more on what makes up a Windows Insider, and hinted at the diverse and technical backgrounds Insiders can come from.
Someone asked me yesterday “are#WindowsInsiderstechnical”?
The last breakdown of demographics are:40% IT folk35% consumer25% devs
But I would say that almost ALL Insiders are more technical than your avg non-Insiders. What do you all think?
— Dona Sarkar at #AbilitySummit (@donasarkar)April 13, 2018
In a tweet today Sarkar Sarkar said someone asked her if Windows Insiders were considered technical. She shared that in the last breakdown of Windows Insiders demographics, 40% were in IT, 35% were consumers, and 25% were developers. She went onto notethat “most Insiders are in ALL the rings in some way or another (VMs or bare metal).” To say the least, this is some cool information, showing that Windows Insiders are definitely tech-savvy and enthusiastic.
Looking at build data yesterday & we realized that the most installed builds within companies (in order) are:1. Slow ring2. Release preview3. Fast ring
For you#WindowsInsiderswho work in a company, what do you use these builds to do?pic.twitter.com/EgLa9v1LWR
— Dona Sarkar at #AbilitySummit (@donasarkar)April 11, 2018
Earlier in the week, Sarkar also said that the most installed builds within companies are Slow ring builds, followed by Release Preview builds, and then Fast ring builds. She laterfollowed up in a subsequent tweetto share that there is a percentage difference within the three, with 40% of companies in the slow ring, 35% in the Release Preview ring, and 25% in the fast ring.
Just about two months ago Sarkar also shared that the Windows Insider Program for Business was growing. The programsurpassed a 30,000 member milestone, and is aimed at IT Pros and allows them to test preview builds in their cooperate enviorments.
For your regular consumers, Microsoft last shared that In 2017 the standard Windows Insider programreached the 10 million member mark, and even with the recent reorg,the program remains strong. It definitely looks as though more and more people are playing with Windows Insider builds, which is excellent since it only helps make future versions of Windows 10 great.
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