Microsoft announced the Web Platform Installer downloaded over 1.5 Million products since January 2009.

The Microsoft Web Platform Installer 1.0 and 2.0, and the Windows Web Application Gallery, which has received more than 100,000 application downloads, are all part of the broader Microsoft Web Platform. This includes core, free Web products that help developers, designers, and end-users achieve success in developing for the Web. The Web Platform Installer is a download manager offering packaged Open Source applications to maximize productivity, making it easier for Web developers to install, and offers essential Web products and tools for building next-generation Web applications.  The Windows Web Application Gallery enables you to install the most popular community Web applications with just a few clicks, such as: WordPress, Drupal, DotNetNuke, Gallery and SilverStripe, which integrate with the Microsoft Web Platform.