MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Defying numerous skeptics Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has recently reported that its newest operating system Windows 8 has sold 40 million licenses so far. This is the biggest update from the company since announcing that the system had sold 4 million upgrades over its first weekend. Analysts were initially worried that the radical change in design of Window 8 would scare away consumers but these numbers could be an indication that user adoption may go better than expected.   The number itself is huge but what is more surprising is that Microsoft reports that Windows 8 is on track to ...