vissha Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Windows 7 Now Growing Faster than Windows 10 Windows 7 once again heading back to 50 percent market share Quote Microsoft has been pushing hard for everyone to switch to Windows 10, but statistics provided by various third parties show that the world is not ready to give up on older operating systems just yet, and this is one of the reasons Windows 7 remains the world’s top choice on the desktop. NetMarketShare data for the month of December 2016 shows that Windows 7 not only that remains the leading operating system for PCs, but it’s also increasing its market share. And what’s worse for Microsoft is that it grows at a faster pace than Windows 10. Last month, Windows7 remained the leading desktop operating system with a market share of 48.34 percent, followed by Windows 10 with 24.36 percent. Windows XP was third with 9.07 percent, while Windows 8.1 was next with 6.90 percent. Specifically, Windows 10 improved its share from 23.72 percent in November to 24.36 percent in December, which means that it posted a growth of 0.64 percent. Windows 7, on the other hand, recorded an increase of 1.17 percent from 47.17 percent to 48.34 percent. Slower upgrade pace The results are particularly worrying for Microsoft especially because these stats were collected in December, a month when new device activations typically increase during Christmas. If Microsoft wants to see the glass half full, then Windows 10 clearly keeps growing, although it’s very obvious that it does it at a slower pace than before. Windows 10 was launched in July 2015 and it experienced a huge boost in adoption trends from the very beginning thanks to the free upgrade offer aimed at Windows 7 and 8.1 users, but also due to what many described as a too aggressive upgrade campaign. Now that Windows 10 is no longer offered free of charge, the pace at which users upgrade to the new OS has clearly slowed down, but the worst news for Microsoft comes from the Windows 7 front. At this point, Windows 7 should become Microsoft’s main concern, as the operating system will reach end of support in 2020 and there’s a good chance that millions of users will still be running it at that point. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 This is expected though Windows 10 the only reason it has as many users as it does is because they gave it away for free .. Windows 7 came out in 2009 and did not overtake Windows XP tell 2012. 2 years before it ran out of updates way after Windows 7 Sp 1 was out.. it was meant XP was to stop getting updates in 2012 but they extended 2 more years because the economy was bad . http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/09/01/windows-7-finally-overtakes-windows-xp-mac-os-x-overtakes-windows-vista/ I never expected Windows 10 to do much tell around 2018 or 2019 from the day it was released . But one thing is for sure what goes up will come down . Windows XP has not had a update in over 2 years one time Windows 8.1 passed XP but since the release of Windows 10 XP is ahead of Windows 8.1 again. Right before Windows 10 came out Windows 7 had 60.9 % that was the highest it ever had because people wanted free Windows 10. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/02/windows_7_and_81_market_share_surge_xp_falls_behind_os_x/ They dont even sell Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 anymore by 2022 software DEVs will be drooping support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 just like they are for XP and Vista now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humble3d Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I have no issues with Windows 7 and prefer it to Windows 10; However, hundreds of colleges and university's must purchase new windows 10 machines to keep the economic ball rolling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banned Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Quote Windows 7 Now Growing Faster than Windows 10 Glad to hear it. It's fun to hear about XP growing too. Microsoft's problem is getting stuck in their own ways. They need listen more to what consumers want. The insider program is helping things, but still a long way to go. Man that user interface is god awful. Flat design sucks. How is it that I prefer every previous Windows UI to that... Something must be wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digimon Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 longer run ineveatbly if what microsoft said is true windows 10 is the last version of windows then expect it to hit 99 percent of windows os marketshare someday probably in 2022-2023 timefram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WALLONN7 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 2 hours ago, digimon said: probably in 2022-2023 timefram Almost four years have passed since the end of XP support and it's there, touching on ten percent of users... Windows 7, the XP 2.0, even after the campaign "you've to swallow the "best( ? )" Windows ever", it remains at the top... I think you're 99% wrong... But that's just my opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 3 hours ago, digimon said: longer run ineveatbly if what microsoft said is true windows 10 is the last version of windows then expect it to hit 99 percent of windows os marketshare someday probably in 2022-2023 timefram The numbers will not be that high because XP shows that and it's not had a update since 2014 and it still has 9% of the desktop market. over all not just windows . If windows 10 would of been a free upgrade to business it would be past windows 7 or right at it by now. I read it in the news before Windows 10 will be the last version of windows but Microsoft contradicts it's self because they say Windows 10 runs out of updates in 2025 and have not even made a road map on how they plain to sell windows 10 in the future to consumers . It's what ever OS they make new by the time windows 7 runs out of updates.it could be windows 10 . Microsoft has not disclosed the whole story yet. Things people fail to see Windows 10 is still been gaining ground at the pace Windows 7 did when they over took XP even though its no longer free.. Windows 10 got more Marketshare than any os the fastest because they gave it a way free and pushed it on everyone but even after all that and all the bad press Windows 10 got . Despite everything it's on a one way course that's up .. Only reason Windows 7 gained is it's winter time and people cant get out and because people were at home for the holidays and were online more . Windows 10 still is growing despite windows 7 had small gains. Windows 7 didn't do so hot in the summer. This just tells me what I already know that Marketshare statistics are not really actuate no way i have computers i have not turned on for months so they dont really know how many computers have what on them. . Always Windows 10 market is highest on weekends when people are home during the week when there at work then windows 7 goes back up because its 2 or 3 years tell business are forced off windows 7 and will have to adapt, Also another thing the Marketshare statistics dont tell you is how much the desktop OS keeps losing users over to mobile OS . Windows news sites never count mobile . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digimon Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 well i think its uptick will speed up later on once devlopers drop support for older versions of windows firefox plans to drop xp support in septmember and others follow suit etc so that will put pressure on older windows versions windows xp had a 5-6 year timeframe to build up its market-share before vista came out by 2022-2023 windows 10 will have had 7 plus years of exclusive time as microsoft newest os more time then xp had and also it had a much easier time in first year building momentum being free for most users etc now thats all assuming microsoft sticks to what it said that windows 10 would be the last version of windows i dont expect it to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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