Microsoft said Wednesday that it has sold 2 million Windows Phone 7 devices since November, though that is the number of phones it sold to carriers and stores - not necessarily how many consumers have picked up the device.

Microsoft has sold more than 2 million licenses to OEMs worldwide, the company said in a statement. The news comes about a month after Microsoft said it sold more than 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices in the first six weeks.

"Sales are an important measure of success, but for a new platform customer satisfaction and active developer investment can be even more important leading indicators of long-term success," Microsoft said in a statement.

Microsoft said early research indicates that 93 percent of customers worldwide are satisfied with their Windows Phone 7 devices, and 90 percent would recommend it to others.

"These early signs of satisfaction from customers and developers are reason to be bullish about the foundation for long-term success for Windows Phone 7," Microsoft said.

The Windows Phone Marketplace, meanwhile, now has 6,500 apps, up from a reported 5,000 in late December. Microsoft is adding, on average, about 100 new apps per day.

During his CES keynote this year, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company will soon roll out an update to Windows Phone 7 that will add cut and paste and improve its app performance, among other things.

Microsoft is scheduled to hold its fourth quarter earnings call tomorrow afternoon. Ballmer is also set to deliver another keynote at next month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.