Microsoft today acknowledged that it would not make its self-imposed goal of putting Windows 10 on 1 billion devices by mid-2018.

“We’re pleased with our progress to date, but due to the focusing of our phone hardware business, it will take longer than FY18 for us to reach our goal of 1 billion monthly active devices,” a Microsoft spokesman said in an emailed statement. “In the year ahead, we are excited about usage growth coming from commercial deployments and new devices – and increasing customer delight with Windows.”

Microsoft’s fiscal year 2018 — the “FY18” mentioned in the firm’s statement — ends June 1, 2018.

Ed Bott of ZDNet first reported on Microsoft’s admission.

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