Windows 8 uptake less than Vista

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New OS can't keep up with Vista, Microsoft's 2007 OS flop




With just a week left in the month, Windows 8's usage uptake has slipped behind Vista's at the same point in its release, data from a Web measurement company showed.

According to Net Applications, Windows 8's online usage share through Dec. 22 was 1.6% of all Windows PCs, an uptick from 1.2% of November. Windows 8 publicly launched on Oct. 26.

At the same two-month mark in Vista's release timetable, that OS accounted for 2.2% of all Windows systems, double the month prior.

Net Applications measures operating system usage by recording the specific operating system and version used by the machines of visitors to approximately 40,000 sites it monitors for clients.

The slowdown in uptake of Windows 8 and its poor performance compared to Vista is a troubling sign for the new operating system. Vista has been labeled a rare Microsoft failure, in part because it was adopted by far fewer customers than either its predecessor, Windows XP, or its successor, Windows 7.

Vista's online usage share peaked in the fall of 2009 at 20.3% of all Windows systems.

While there are nine days of Windows 8 data for December still to be released by Net Applications -- including Christmas, when a substantial number of Windows 8 PCs may have been given as gifts, and thus not included in the online estimates -- the new OS would have to record an amazing usage jump during December's final week to put it on par with Vista's 2007 pace.

By Computerworld's calculations, Windows 8's share of all Microsoft-powered PCs would have to leap to 4% in December's final week to equal Vista's second-month total. To give an idea of the magnitude of that required fourth-week increase, Net Applications said that Windows 8's share of all Windows PCs for the week ending Dec. 22 was 1.7%, and for the week ending Dec. 15, was 1.6%.

Net Applications' statistics continue to corroborate data from others that show Windows 8 has not generated the PC sales "pop" historically seen after the launch of a new Microsoft OS. In late November, the NPD Group said that in four weeks surrounding Windows 8's Oct. 26 debut, 21% fewer PCs were sold to U.S. consumers than during the same period in 2011.

Newer NPD numbers, cited by the New York Times last weekend, said U.S. consumer sales of Windows machines from late October through the first week of December were down 13% compared to the same stretch last year.

And even if Windows 8 makes a showing strong enough this month to match Vista, it will continue to have difficulty keeping pace: By the end of Vista's third month, it accounted for 3.3% of all copies of Windows. To equal that, Windows 8 would have to double its current share by the end of January 2013.


Windows 8's uptake trajectory fell behind Vista's for the first time this month. Note: Windows 8's usage share is through Dec. 22 only. (Data: Net Applications.)


Windows 8's uptake was even more sluggish when compared to Windows 7, the 2009 operating system that has flourished as much as Vista flopped.

By the end of its second month of availability, Windows 7 accounted for 6.2% of all Windows machines, or nearly four times that of Windows 8 as of Dec. 22.

At this point, it looks virtually impossible for Windows 8 to do as well as its immediate predecessor, at least in the short run: At the end of Windows 7's third month -- analogous to Jan. 31, 2013 for Windows 8 -- it had gained another two percentage points to end with an 8.2% share of all Windows systems.

In fact, Windows 7 continued to gain share in December, according to preliminary numbers from Net Applications. Through Dec. 22, Windows 7's usage share of all personal computers was 45.6%, or nine-tenths of a percentage point higher than at the end of November.

To put that in perspective, Windows 7 gained more than twice the share through Dec. 22 than did Windows 8.

Windows 8's failure to stay abreast of Windows 7 or even Vista is not hard to explain, said analysts, who have been predicting a weak reception for the new operating system, blaming a weak economy, the OS's confusing dual user interfaces, enterprise upgrade fatigue after migrating to Windows 7, and competition from rivals' tablets -- including Apple's iPad, Amazon's Kindle and Google's Nexus -- for customers' technology dollars.

Neither Vista nor Windows 7, of course, had to face competition from tablets.

And that, experts have said, is paramount. Because Windows' success is directly tied to the number of new PCs sold, sluggish system sales caused by defections to tablets translates into a slow-down in operating system's uptake.

And people, whether consumers or enterprise workers, are increasingly turning to tablets -- virtually all of which run a non-Microsoft OS -- as their preferred mobile device, reducing sales growth of Windows notebooks and generally stretching everyone's PC refresh cycle. Research firm IDC, for instance, recently raised its 2012 tablet sales forecast to 122 million devices, up 72% from 2011.

Earlier this year, IDC said that total worldwide PC shipments would reach 367 million in 2012, less than 1% above 2011's 364 million.

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[psyko666]

I just don't understand the animosity towards this new version.

So what if the Start Menu is the first thing displayed? When Windows turns on, the first thing I often do is click on the start menu to get to my programs anyway.

Since I am the one arranging all the tiles and grouping them the way I like, the instant Windows starts, I can click on any program I want very quickly and have a program launch in the normal desktop mode in less than a second.

If I want a second program launched, I can go back to the start menu, or launch it from a pinned program on the taskbar. I think Windows 8 is quite nice, actually.

If you had a touchscreen, it becomes even simpler because you can tap the same location on your screen each time your machine comes on in less than a second.

Windows 8 manages memory a lot better, boots in half the time of Win7, and comes with a lot of colorful apps even my dad likes. I don't see much of a downside. ^_^

[Ganxxta]

I just don't understand the animosity towards this new version.

Its hideous.

[mray88]

I just don't understand the animosity towards this new version.

So what if the Start Menu is the first thing displayed? When Windows turns on, the first thing I often do is click on the start menu to get to my programs anyway.

Since I am the one arranging all the tiles and grouping them the way I like, the instant Windows starts, I can click on any program I want very quickly and have a program launch in the normal desktop mode in less than a second.

If I want a second program launched, I can go back to the start menu, or launch it from a pinned program on the taskbar. I think Windows 8 is quite nice, actually.

If you had a touchscreen, it becomes even simpler because you can tap the same location on your screen each time your machine comes on in less than a second.

Windows 8 manages memory a lot better, boots in half the time of Win7, and comes with a lot of colorful apps even my dad likes. I don't see much of a downside. ^_^

I don't think it's really all that bad, either. There are many nice improvements in it, and it really doesn't take more than a day to get used to the ways that it differs from prior OS. The thing is though, that with this bad a start, and with such negative word-of-mouth on it, I don't think its even possible for Microsoft to turn it around. It's as if Win 8 is already a dead issue, and investing in it will wind up being a waste of time. I just don't believe at this point they will be able to do a thing to change that general perception. It's like its already done.

[Reefa]

I just don't understand the animosity towards this new version.

So what if the Start Menu is the first thing displayed? When Windows turns on, the first thing I often do is click on the start menu to get to my programs anyway.

Since I am the one arranging all the tiles and grouping them the way I like, the instant Windows starts, I can click on any program I want very quickly and have a program launch in the normal desktop mode in less than a second.

If I want a second program launched, I can go back to the start menu, or launch it from a pinned program on the taskbar. I think Windows 8 is quite nice, actually.

If you had a touchscreen, it becomes even simpler because you can tap the same location on your screen each time your machine comes on in less than a second.

Windows 8 manages memory a lot better, boots in half the time of Win7, and comes with a lot of colorful apps even my dad likes. I don't see much of a downside. ^_^

yep windows 8. nice os.i think maybe somepeople dont want to learn and thats fair enough.but if u do u will b suprised i promise

[Reefa]

I just don't understand the animosity towards this new version.

So what if the Start Menu is the first thing displayed? When Windows turns on, the first thing I often do is click on the start menu to get to my programs anyway.

Since I am the one arranging all the tiles and grouping them the way I like, the instant Windows starts, I can click on any program I want very quickly and have a program launch in the normal desktop mode in less than a second.

If I want a second program launched, I can go back to the start menu, or launch it from a pinned program on the taskbar. I think Windows 8 is quite nice, actually.

If you had a touchscreen, it becomes even simpler because you can tap the same location on your screen each time your machine comes on in less than a second.

Windows 8 manages memory a lot better, boots in half the time of Win7, and comes with a lot of colorful apps even my dad likes. I don't see much of a downside. ^_^

I don't think it's really all that bad, either. There are many nice improvements in it, and it really doesn't take more than a day to get used to the ways that it differs from prior OS. The thing is though, that with this bad a start, and with such negative word-of-mouth on it, I don't think its even possible for Microsoft to turn it around. It's as if Win 8 is already a dead issue, and investing in it will wind up being a waste of time. I just don't believe at this point they will be able to do a thing to change that general perception. It's like its already done.

the only reason they never will.is the introduction of tablets.microsoft are and always and will be scared.so they try and copy.debate could go on for ever

[Shadowx]

People need to concern on how they look these days :)

[dcs18]

My Windows 8 looks much more attractive than most of the Windows 7 that people are flaunting - People need to be concerned on their own lack of proficiency.

At this point-in-time, I've managed to introduce even 3-D into Windows 8. If anybody feels their Windows 7 is unbeatable - I'm open to a match (not limited to just the desktop.)

[demoneye]

like in smart phones , u don't care if your phone running android 4 or 4.1 all time its work...so win 7 deliver same stuff as 8 , in other words u wont be missing or fall back while using windows 7 :)

[dcs18]

Those who seem to be reposing more faith on dubious outside news might want to take a look at the following 2 statistics from real insiders (at nSane):-

• What OS do you use? As of nov. 1 2012
• which windows edition you like the most and why ?

[DKT27]

Those who seem to be reposing more faith on dubious outside news might want to take a look at the following 2 statistics from real insiders (at nSane):-

• What OS do you use? As of nov. 1 2012
• which windows edition you like the most and why ?

1. Common people judge the book from the cover, not what's inside it.
2. Stats never lie. However, Stats only talk about the quantity, not the quality. Hence, a OS is good or bad is not decided by the stats, no matter how accurate they are.

[SnakeMasteR]

I bet the pirates were already included to boost the stats. :tehe: :lmao:

[Ganxxta]

I bet the pirates were already included to boost the stats. :tehe: :lmao:

Well in this one they are, as they are measuring online usage :troll:

[SnakeMasteR]

:lmao: :lmao:

[DKT27]

Well in this one they are, as they are measuring online usage :troll:

Good point. When MS claimed number of licenses sold, they didn't mention how many of those were WMC licenses and how many of them were sold to retailers. The online users however, tell a good story.