vissha Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Windows 7 (Not Windows 10) Wins 2016 Stats show Windows 7 dominated the past year Quote Microsoft has been pushing very hard (and sometimes very aggressive) for users to move to Windows 10 and 2016 was quite a controversial year in this regard, with many people saying that the company went a little too far in its attempt of boosting adoption of its latest operating system. And while Microsoft itself also admitted that it was wrong to become so pushy on Windows 10 upgrades, statistics show that despite all of these, it’s still Windows 7 the desktop operating system that was number one last year. NetMarketShare data for 2016 shows that Windows 7 clearly dominated the year despite Microsoft’s push for Windows 10, despite the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, and despite the so many new devices launched with Windows 10. Windows 7 clearly survived the Windows 10 offensive and according to this data, it achieved a market share in 2016 of no less than 49.10 percent, which means that it was running on 1 in 2 PCs across the world. Windows 7 has long powered 50 percent of the world’s PCs, but everyone expected it to collapse following the release of Windows 10. Small impact following free Windows 10 upgrades Windows 7’s performance throughout the year was full of ups and downs, but the lowest market share it dropped to was 47.01 percent in July, so it didn’t actually collapse as so many people projected to happen. The biggest market share was in February when it was at 52.34 percent. Without a doubt, Windows 10 did have an impact on Windows 7’s market share, but its effects were pretty limited. Windows 10 benefitted from the huge adoption boost generated by the free upgrade, but as this promo ended, Windows 7 also started recovering. For example, in July 2016 when Microsoft ended the free upgrade campaign for Windows 10, Windows 7 was running on 47.01 percent of desktop computers across the world, but next month it started increasing by achieving 47.25 percent. The biggest market share post-free Windows 10 upgrades was recorded in October - 48.38 percent. Support for Windows 7 comes to an end in January 2020, and it goes without saying that Microsoft will have a super-difficult job to convince users to upgrade. The next few OS upgrades, such as the Creators Update and the Redstone 3, will be essential for Microsoft’s Windows 10 strategy, as they have the impossible mission of moving users from Windows 7 to the latest OS. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Quote Windows 10 UK market share enjoys sharpest rise in six months Statcounter figures show Windows 7 is in steep decline in the UK Windows 10 has enjoyed its sharpest market share spike in six months, as Windows 7 suffered its steepest decline over the same period, being overtaken by iOS for the first time. According to data from Statcounter, Windows 10's UK market share stands at 32.38 per cent this month, up 1.69 percentage points on December. The spike is its biggest in the last six months, during which time Statcounter claims share fell twice month on month. Windows 10's spike comes as forerunner Windows 7 suffers the opposite fate - its sharpest decline in UK market share over the same period. Statcounter claims that the operating system's share stands at 15.59 per cent in January, a fall of 5.67 percentage points since December. Windows 7's share was overtaken by that of iOS for the first time, after its share rose to 18.58 per cent. Windows 10's UK share has steadily tracked upwards since June, while Windows 7's has fallen. Six months ago, the duo swapped places, with Windows 10 becoming the most popular UK OS, and Windows 7 coming in second place. Windows 10 was launched in the summer of 2015 and the latest Microsoft figures show that it is running on 400 million devices across 192 countries. https://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/3001803/windows-10-uk-market-share-enjoys-sharpest-rise-in-six-months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 It's not just in the UK windows 7 is hurting at ether in North America Windows 10 is fixing to pass Windows 7 Maybe Windows 7 did win in China but they cant sell windows in China no way everyone pirates windows , In countries were Microsoft actually sells windows Windows 10 is doing real good . :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WALLONN7 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Six out of ten articles talk about how good Windows 10 is... British media... No more comments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Well its just facts is all you dont need the news to look at gs.statcounter. and see it for yourself http://gs.statcounter.com/#os-GB-monthly-201507-201701 it's the truth so what's you're point ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 An old (since Apr. 8, 2016) Wilders Security Thread revived today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 In fact Windows 10 has already passed Windows 7 in North America after Dec 2016 http://gs.statcounter.com/#os-na-monthly-201507-201701 So the holidays helped Windows 10 out there alot . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualbuffs Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 WINDOWS 10 will be the biggest share in the future it's good try it.. more secure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Quote Windows 10's growth has slowed, but it has overtaken Windows 7 in the UK and USA End of year report: Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 10 got the operating system off to a fast start, but growth soon stalled. Future progress will depend on a flat PC market and commercial upgrades that enterprises may put off for another couple of years. Installation of Microsoft's Windows 10 slowed dramatically when the free upgrade stopped, but it has still overtaken Windows 7 in the UK and USA, on Statcounter's usage-based web monitoring. On Netmarketshare's numbers, which are based on unique visitors to websites, Windows 10 finished 2016 with 24.36% of the global market, well behind Windows 7's 48.34% Netmarketshare's numbers are balanced to include Asian markets, especially China, where Windows XP still has a significant market share, and Windows 10 adoption is correspondingly weak. In February, I predicted that Windows 10 would get 20 of the market by the time the free upgrade stopped, and that it "could make 30 percent by Christmas, depending on whether Microsoft offers a good upgrade deal, and the general health of the PC market." In August, I noted that Windows 10 was slightly ahead of my forecast (it reached 21.23%) but cast doubt on the Christmas figure, for two reasons. First, Microsoft did not come up with a deal to stimulate more Windows 10 installations. Second, I couldn't see much chance of a boom in PC sales before Christmas. As things stand, Windows 10 has fallen well short, on Netmarketshare's numbers, with only 24.36% of the global market. However, at least installations seem to have started growing again, following a flat three months after the free upgrade offer ended. From the graphs, it looks as though giving users free upgrades to Windows 10 was a winning strategy. The only mistake Microsoft made was in making it free for a year and then jumping to full price. It could have tried racking up the price to, for example, $10 in September, $20 in October, $30 in November, and so on. That way, I reckon it would have made 30% by the end of the year. Statcounter's numbers are a bit more encouraging for Microsoft, with Windows 10's market share reaching 27.15%. It did even better in the developed world. For example, in the US market, Statcounter puts Windows 10 fractionally ahead of Windows 7, by 31.44% to 31.04%. In the UK, Statcounter puts Windows 10 well ahead of Windows 7, by 38.86% to 26.92%. Just for the record, I don't believe either of these sets of numbers is accurate, and quoting two places of decimals is inherently silly. However, if their methodologies remain the same, they should be a reasonable guide to the changes that have taken place over 3-6 months or longer. Don't look at the numbers, look at the trends. So what about 2017? This year, I expect most of the growth to come from sales of new PCs, so Windows 10 is likely to have a tough time. I'll be surprised if it makes it to 40% on Netmarketshare's numbers, but 36% should be achievable. The big question is how soon enterprises will roll out Windows 10 in volume. All the rational ones will already be running pilots, but I don't expect any significant progress much before the middle of 2018. I suspect most large companies will put it off for as long as possible, which means they'll aim to complete the upgrade by this time in 2020. Even then, I expect there will be a rump of incompetent organisations - including many governmental organisations - that simply aren't capable of doing a simple OS upgrade to a deadline, even if they are given five years' advance warning. We've already seen that with Windows XP. I'm pretty confident we'll see it again with Windows 7. http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10s-growth-has-slowed-but-it-has-overtaken-windows-7-in-the-uk-and-usa/ like i said before Windows 10 does good in places were they actually sell windows They have not sold Windows Xp in years ..They no longer sell Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 since Nov 2016 Windows 8.1 would be a better investment because it gets updates longer but still 3rd party software vendors will drop support for it very fast like they did vista because it has the same stigma as vista. There's no long term future in buying a refurbished or used PC with windows 7 on it because it will not get updates in 3 years . i already went down this road with Windows Xp i bought a new xp in 2010 i was one of those who said i didn't want Windows 7 because it was just a update from vista . But then i changed my mind because i got windows 7 gave too me for buying a vista pc and a friend gave me a retail key for Windows 7 ..i installed Windows 7 on my Xp box and it was slow ..The reason there so many still on Xp is these old boxes are still around They could not even be upgraded to vista much less windows 10 . i have one siting here with Windows Xp sp3 on it ..i tired linux on it and its too slow so i put xp back on it .i thought about putting it in the trash.. but it would be OK for someone who dont have a pc at all i guess . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrEzi Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Lemme just add my two cents (Sig). <drops the mic> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israeli_Eagle Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 IMHO Win10 is crazy buggy and the tiles & metro GUI is simply ugly, only created for weak hardware. And now the world is bombed of low-minds and mobile toys (laptops, notepads, tablets etc) which come & force Win10. So...... What you expect?!? But semi-pros (or higher) use still of course Win7 or decide any OS they want! 5 hours ago, visualbuffs said: WINDOWS 10 will be the biggest share in the future it's good try it.. more secure About the near future........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I don't look at it as if Windows 10 or Windows 7 is winning. I look at it as users of Windows 7 haven't bought into the bullshit that Microsoft has been putting out and the gullible users of Windows 10 fell for the Microsoft marketing lies. No different than someone who gets phished in an email after people tell them don't click on a link or don't go to a website, or never give your login data out. Some people never listen, think they are smarter than everyone else, or just don't care, and that is how I look on Windows 10 users, with a tinge of pity. And of course everyone knows there are lies, damn lies, and statisitcs. Statistics are what you throw in the trash and ignore since they are based on flawed formulas, half ass data, and outright lies. Ask the Democratic Party about statistics as we herald the inauguration of the man who could never beat Hillary Clinton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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