Batu69 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 The fate of Windows 10 lies in the hands of users that are still deeply in love with Windows 7. Windows 7 This year's CES saw plenty of shiny new Windows 10 devices on display, from the acrobat Lenovo Yoga through to HP's all-in-one Sprout Pro. Hardware like this will certainly boost the fortunes of Windows 10. Sleek new designs and form factors, and the rise of two-in-one devices like the Surface Pro that can function both as a PC and a tablet, are giving consumers and businesses a reason to invest in Microsoft's latest operating system. And Windows 10 has made some decent inroads thus far: it now accounts for somewhere around a quarter of PCs accessing the internet as measured by NetMarketShare. All data like this needs to be looked at in terms of trends rather than details, of course, but in December 2016 - the most current data available, Windows 7 stood at 48 percent, Windows 10 had 24 percent, Windows 8.1 held seven percent, Windows XP nine percent, and Windows 8 had just two percent. Contrast that with June 2015, just before Windows 10 arrived. Windows 7 stood at 61 percent, Windows 8.1 at 13 percent, Windows XP had 12 percent and Windows 8 just three percent. A few obvious points leap out. First, Windows XP usage hasn't changed very much at all as a result of the arrival of Windows 10. That's hardly surprising: Windows XP wasn't part of the free consumer upgrade programme that Microsoft offered. Windows XP is long, long past its sell-by date, and most of the hardware running XP is probably so old that is can't be upgraded anyway. If users are happy running such an antique and insecure operating system they'll probably keep using it until the hardware gives up or the Sun expands to finally vapourise the Earth, whichever is sooner. Second, Microsoft did a good job encouraging people to move away from Windows 8. Perhaps they didn't need much encouraging, considering the reception that Windows 8 got, but it's all but vanished. For Windows 8.1 its (unsurprisingly) is a similar story and usage has fallen rapidly, which presumably means many users have been happy to take their (largely) free upgrade to Windows 10. But what about Windows 7? This is the big one, of course. Usage has decline according to the NetMarketShare data - from 61 percent to 48 percent over 18 months, which looks at first glance like a rapid decline. But the big question for Microsoft is whether that erosion of Windows 7 usage will continue. Looking at the numbers more carefully, most of the drop in Windows 7 usage came in the first year that Windows 10 was available: since April 2016 Windows 7 usage has stayed pretty stable. That's likely because most of the switchers were consumers. More cautious types and businesses in particular have held fire. In Windows 7, Microsoft built a good product that companies like. It's now tried and tested, works with their existing infrastructure and their users are confident using it. And they worry about how big a leap it is to Windows 10. More will no doubt consider the upgrade as Windows 7 heads towards the end of its lifecycle (Microsoft's extended support, which included security updates, ends in January 2020). Unless Microsoft finds a compelling set of reasons to encourage upgrades, Windows 7 is will go the same way as Windows XP and become an operating system that just won't die. That could become a realy headache for Microsoft if it happens. Microsoft of course would very much like as many users as possible of Windows 10, if only to help ignite the app ecosystem it is trying to build. Much hangs on the reception of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update which some think will be the final push that starts enterprise rollouts. And one Microsoft exec has already warned that Windows 7 "does not meet the requirements of modern technology, nor the high security requirements of IT department." Microsoft has big ambitions for Windows 10, even if it has admitted it won't now hit its target of one billion Windows 10 devices by 2018. Just when it does hit that target will depend greatly on persuading Windows 7 fans to upgrade sooner, rather than later - or not at all. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israeli_Eagle Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 And the main reason is simple: Windows 7 was still the last desktop OS so far! Windows 8.0 - 8.2 (aka Win10) with Metro GUI are for weak hardware and small screens, so only for mobile devices. Plus spyware and tons bugs like Alpha/Beta level... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Microsoft doesnt want to understand and take a ride back... to a desktop OS. thats a stupid move windows 7 is like windows xp enhanced... works amazingly well and robust i think microsoft will try to screw windows 7 on purpose in the future for people make the move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WALLONN7 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 15 minutes ago, David said: i think microsoft will try to screw windows 7 on purpose in the future for people make the move It's just happenin'... No "patches" here since last September... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbond Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 win 7 works just brilliantly here on all my systems. i don't see why i should go through an upgrade hassle for no serious reason. i might give it a chance though once i get new system, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 12 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 MS gives priority to Win10 , other OS is second............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Israeli_Eagle said: Windows 8.0 - 8.2 (aka Win10) with Metro GUI are for weak hardware and small screens, so only for mobile devices. Plus spyware and tons bugs like Alpha/Beta level... Not sure I'd lump Windows 8 and 8.1 in with Windows 10. I gave up Windows rot10 after a hair-tearing 3 or 4 months and replaced it with 8.1 + Start8 + WindowBlinds (Windows 7 skin). Windows 8.1 + Start8 + WindowBlinds is pretty damn close to looking and feeling like Windows 7. Same stability, maturity and user control of the OS. Windows 10 is not stable, not mature, and little user control. The-last-version-of-windows concept + Microsoft's shitty QA ensures it can never be any of these 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WALLONN7 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 4 hours ago, Pete 12 said: MS gives priority to Win10 , other OS is second............. In the current context, Microsoft is prioritizing to destroy the promising son for the youngest, who was born doomed to failure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurobyn Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 microsoft is only making it more easy to update. 1 os one version is easier to update then all os in running. so they make it windows 10 to one os that can handle all the updates. yes xp and windows 7 are nice to use. but they want to get past the idea to update them all. so if everyone is using windows 10 then they have to make one update to please them all. there are some things that can be better done ? but you can not make it happen if everyone uses a different os. so stay on xp or windows 7 or even 8 or 8.1 microsoft will make it so hard that you wanted to have windows 10 (if i spell it right) dutch guy from Belgium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1v1n3D Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Currently been having nothing but issues with 3 of my machines running windows 7 either hangs up or wont play videos or shut down properly so i said screw it linux mint 18.1 on all and man am I glad I did that fixed all my problems. But for gaming nothing compares to windows 10 sorry it's a gaming os and I have had no issues with that specific machine intel amd but I'm sure i will when I get vega in a few months. and I will be updating to creators edition coming with gaming in mind and creativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
software182 Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Yeah, Windows 8.1 is soo underrated.. it works great to me here.. and i'm still using it as my main os and i can turn off my Windows updates easily, even n00b can turn it off, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 2 hours ago, straycat19 said: The world is full of mental midgets. These are the people who keep extolling the virtues of Windows 10 and then complain about the way Microsoft forces their systems to do things they don't want and undoes changes they make to their systems to make it work the way they want. These are the same people that slam others because they took the high road and told Microsoft to take Windows 10 and shove it where the sun don't shine. (Did I mention we rolled out a thousand new laptops at work with Windows 7 last week.) Microsoft has to support it for 3 more years so it isn't a dead OS and a lot can happen with a New Windows in 3 years, it could even die. And there are still people around who don't want to be beta testers for Microsoft's OS, millions of them. The only way Microsoft is ever going to get the message is if everyone starts going back to Windows 7 or 8.1, that is the only 'vote' that matters to them. straycat19 just nailed this topic. hehehe! Users like him makes life so hard for MS execs. Make them suffer til they listen....yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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