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Title: OS Market Shares
Post by: JimH on October 15, 2011, 07:10:45 pm

This is a nice graph of trendlines for Windows 7, Vista, XP, OSX, and Linux.

In a nutshell, Win7 is just now overtaking XP, both a little under 40%.  Vista is a distant third, around 12%.  OSX follows in fourth.  Then Linux.

Article:
http://gs.statcounter.com/#os-ww-monthly-200910-201110

Via engadget.com.

Title: Re: OS Market Shares
Post by: jmone on October 15, 2011, 07:17:07 pm

Win7 is way ahead in developed Countries, with XP holding on in the developing ones.

Title: Re: OS Market Shares
Post by: KingSparta on October 15, 2011, 07:23:45 pm

Windows XP, whats that?

I am very surprised, windows XP is even still in use.

Title: Re: OS Market Shares
Post by: imugli on October 15, 2011, 08:16:14 pm

I find it interesting that with the success of iOS devices, OSX devices haven't REALLY taken off as a % of market share... A tick up in the last couple of months, but nothing fantastic...

What I think would be interesting would be a size of market expressed in units, because this would show whether Desktop OS sales are declining overall, possibly being replaced by those iOS devices...

Title: Re: OS Market Shares
Post by: rjm on October 19, 2011, 11:37:08 pm

I have 3 systems: XP, Vista, Win 7. I use each every day. I see no benefit of Win 7 or Vista over XP other than fluff.

Title: Re: OS Market Shares
Post by: Bizarroterl on October 20, 2011, 05:13:36 pm

A lot of companies still run XP on their desktops.


A big thumbs down for Win 8.  Why is Microsoft trying to make it look like an iPad? 

Title: Re: OS Market Shares
Post by: KingSparta on October 20, 2011, 05:28:36 pm

Quote from: rjm on October 19, 2011, 11:37:08 pm

I have 3 systems: XP, Vista, Win 7. I use each every day. I see no benefit of Win 7 or Vista over XP other than fluff.

well for me vista does not crash as much as XP, And XP was a large leap over windows 98

Title: Re: OS Market Shares
Post by: The Big Labinski on October 27, 2011, 03:51:02 pm

I´m still working with a C64 - just for real fun :D