CrAKeN Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Windows leads the market with 91 percent share Linux has become a more powerful alternative to Windows, there’s no doubt about that, but this still doesn’t necessarily mean Microsoft is anywhere close to losing the number one desktop on the desktop. And statistics provided by NetMarketShare for the month of March 2017 show that Windows not only that is the leading choice for desktop computers across the world, but it also maintains a level that gives Microsoft absolutely no reason to be worried about that anything could change soon in this regard. Specifically, Windows is the number one operating system on the desktop with no less than 91.59 percent, while Mac is the runner-up with 6.27 percent. Linux is only third right now with 2.14 percent, so before overtaking Windows, it first needs to win again Apple’s operating system. No rival on the desktop Adoption of Windows, on the other hand, seems to remain steady, and even though its market share dropped below 90 percent for the first time in many years in 2016, Microsoft’s flagship product is back to growth and managed to recover to 91 percent in December 2016. On Christmas, Windows improved from 90.95 percent market share to 91.41 percent, only to continue its growth in February to 91.76 percent. Last month’s figures thus represent a slight decline for Windows and a small growth for Linux, which manages to grow from 2.05 percent to 2.14 percent. And yet, Linux is currently below the market share it held in July 2016, when it was running on 2.33 percent of the desktop computers out there. It goes without saying that Microsoft remains the king of the desktop, but we live in a world when this particular market is losing focus, and Redmond is actually losing in those sectors where everyone seems to go, including mobile. Microsoft failed to make Windows phones successful products, so the company is now trying to conquer Android and iOS by making its services available on these platforms, though without investing in its own platform makes the whole thing substantially more difficult. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banned Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 If not for Android mobile, Windows XP would be crushing Linux still. But if we only consider PCs, then it must be the case. That is why I think it it was irresponsible for Microsoft to pretend to end support for XP. But it's obvious why they did, so more people would be fooled into pulling out their wallet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 14 hours ago, banned said: Android mobile, Android mobile witch runs on the Linux kernel is about to crush Windows period if you if you count it Linux will take the throne by next year, Windows downfall is going be is they never been able to succeed in the mobile OS sector http://www.dstech.net/2017/03/25/windows-slated-to-get-surpassed-by-android-as-most-used-os/ Microsoft will soon be the 2nd most used OS in the world and they already are 2nd or 3rd in everything else . According too gs.statcounter its going happen this year so saying next year could be stretching it a bit. http://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share#monthly-201602-201703 This OP post is fiction because Linux is not a OS noways it's a kernel that is in so many devices and machines it's already winning .Linux bash is even in Windows 10 and Microsoft belongs to Linux now that's how important Linux is . If you go by the way .w3counter. does it Android 6 is already wining https://wwwcom/globalstats.php So Netmarketshare is the only reprieve Windows journalist have left from posting the real facts that Android is used more than Windows 7 and by the way Netmarketshare is Microsoft sponsored hahaha. Quote There is actually widespread controversy about that. Linux is an OS which is named after the kernel it uses. This is not/the/best/way to name an operating system. So, many people say that "Linux is just a kernel" and the OS should by called "GNU+Linux," since many other components of Linux were initially part of an operating system called "GNU+Hurd." Actually what softpidea is referring too is GNU Desktop ,Android uses Linux they dont really call it ,Android Linux so it's named wrong witch confuses windows and Linux fanboys alike ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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