- Credits
- 23,709
According to Net Applications, Windows XP’s global desktop market share fell from 24.82 percent in July, to 23.89 percent in August. That’s just under one percentage point in a full month. At that pace, it will take more than two years for Windows XP’s market share to fully dissipate.
Windows 7’s market share has been essentially flat during the summer. The now-dated operating system benefits from corporate customers who want to get off of XP, but are not sold on Windows 8. (Those corporate sales, it’s worth noting, have helped players in the PC market turn in stronger earnings.) But it appears that the larger Windows XP userbase will take an age to unwind.
Read More
When many people go back to work, and school, I bet Windows XP market share will rise 1% or more from people turning ON XP computers at school, work, and other places.
I'm surprise that 7 has become flat, and stop growing these last few months. I guest people are probably using Chrome OS Chromebooks from Google, Linux, Android, and Apple Mac more making it harder for 7 to gain more users.
Windows 7’s market share has been essentially flat during the summer. The now-dated operating system benefits from corporate customers who want to get off of XP, but are not sold on Windows 8. (Those corporate sales, it’s worth noting, have helped players in the PC market turn in stronger earnings.) But it appears that the larger Windows XP userbase will take an age to unwind.
Read More
When many people go back to work, and school, I bet Windows XP market share will rise 1% or more from people turning ON XP computers at school, work, and other places.
I'm surprise that 7 has become flat, and stop growing these last few months. I guest people are probably using Chrome OS Chromebooks from Google, Linux, Android, and Apple Mac more making it harder for 7 to gain more users.