Windows 8 Passes Vista, Hits 5.1% Market Share 285
An anonymous reader writes "With the first half of 2013 now over, Windows 8 continues to grow its share steadily but slowly, while Windows XP and Vista decline. In fact, Windows 8 has now passed the 5 percent mark, as well as surpassed the market share of its predecessor's predecessor, Windows Vista. The latest market share data from Net Applications shows that June 2013 was an impressive one for Windows 8, which gained 0.83 percentage points (from 4.27 percent to 5.10 percent) while Windows 7 fell 0.48 percentage points (from 44.85 percent to 44.37 percent)."
So it should (Score:5, Funny)
It's the best OS MS have produced in my opinion, runs well and like the UI and yes I'm running a desktop computer! I use OSX, iOS, Ubuntu and Windows so maybe am used to switching UIs so learning Metro was no big deal compared to someone who has only seen the Start button all their computer life.
Huh (Score:5, Funny)
I guess cramming it down people's throats really *is* an effective way to gain marketshare...
Re:XP - 37% with less than a year of support (Score:5, Funny)
A lack of support might push a few businesses to adopt a newer version of Windows, but I doubt people at home will care. Actually, a lack of updates might be seen as a feature (no reboots!) by those who are still holding on to a 12+ year old operating system.
Re:Surpassing Vista (Score:5, Funny)
Windows 9? You think MS can go three full Windows releases without changing the naming scheme? That hasn't happened since Windows 1,2 and 3.
Re:Still sucks (Score:5, Funny)
You forgot to write Microsoft with a '$' .. you heretic.
Re:Surpassing Vista (Score:5, Funny)
I'm waiting for them to put out a press release when they hit 5x Linux market share.
Re:So it should (Score:5, Funny)
You are forgetting users like my step mother who can't figure out why her new laptop acts like someone's phone instead like her computer at work. If she wanted something that acted like a smart phone she would have bought a smart phone.
Years ago my daughter bought a laptop which came with the then brand new Windows Vista. She called me and asked if I could put Windows on it for her...