Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 01:08 pm

Apple says iOS 6.0 installed on 200 million devices in just 5 weeks

By AppleInsider Staff

The new iOS 6 mobile operating system is now installed on more than 200 million iPhones, iPads and iPod touches, Apple announced on Tuesday.

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said it's the fastest upgrade rate of any software in history that his company is aware of.

He also revealed that over the last year, customers have sent more than 300 billion iMessages, and 28,000 per second are being sent.