Windows 8 grabs more market share, but so do older versions - dejesustheral83

Windows 8 keeps clawing its way up the market share charts, just not at the expense of Windows 7 or Windows XP.

According to Netmarketshare, Windows 8's market share now stands at 5.4 percent, up 0.3 pct from a month agone when IT finally surpassed Windows Vista. Once again, Vista's market share declined last calendar month, this time by some 0.38 percent, to a unconditioned of 4.24 percent.

Meanwhile, Windows 7 and Windows XP are keeping bullnecked. In fact, Windows 7's market plowshare exaggerated last month by 0.12 percentage, and Windows XP saw a 0.02 pct bump in market share despite the looming end of XP support by Microsoft. Both Windows 7 and XP remain the most widely-used operating systems by far, with 44.49 percent and 37.19 percent of the market, respectively, reported to Netmarketshare.

Windows 7 and Windows XP lead in market share over other versions of Microsoft Windows.

Put differently, any market share that Windows 8 gained last month appears to be at the expense of Windows Vista.

While it's not surprising that users are eager to upgrade from the widely-panned OS, acquiring people to switch from XP or Windows 7 may be tougher for Microsoft, especially among users who want to stick with a traditional background port.

Windows 8.1 will work some concessions for those users, with the return of the Take up clitoris, a kick-to-desktop option, quicker access to advanced desktop functions, and a way to prevent progressive-style menus from popping dormie during desktop use.

But ultimately, Microsoft and PC makers must convert the mass that they need to upgrade their ironware to touch-enabled laptops, hybrids, Beaver State desktops. Cheaper touchscreen devices could help along that front, but IT'll likely be a while before the market share goad moves much for Windows XP and Windows 7.

Source: https://www.pcworld.com/article/453172/windows-8-grabs-more-market-share-but-so-do-older-versions.html

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