CrAKeN Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Windows 7 still the top choice for the desktop Windows 7 continues to be the leading choice on the desktop for Windows users, new data provided by StatCounter indicates, as adoption of Microsoft’s Windows 10 is slowing down. Figures provided for the month of March indicate that Windows 7 remained the top choice with a market share of 47.03 percent, while Windows 10 was the runner-up with 34.28 percent. Windows 8.1 was third with 9.63 percent, while Windows XP dropped to 5.46 percent. This means that Windows 7 is running on nearly 1 in 2 desktop computers in the world, despite Microsoft’s aggressive push for Windows 10, especially in the first 12 months after the July 2015 launch. With end of support planned for January 2020, Windows 7 is indeed losing market share points, but it does it at a rather slow pace. Last month, for instance, it dropped from 47.17 percent to 47.03 percent, while Windows 10 improved only slightly from 33.8 percent to 34.28 percent. The Windows 7 problem Windows 7 having such a big share means trouble for Microsoft, as this operating system is reaching end of support in less than 3 years and users running it don’t seem to be willing to upgrade to Windows 10 just yet. Windows 7 actually resisted the Windows 10 free upgrade promo and remains close to the 50 percent threshold despite Microsoft pushing the latest operating system so aggressively, and there’s a good chance many users would stick with it in the coming years as well. As a result, Windows 7 is very likely to become the second Windows XP when it comes to operating systems that users refuse to abandon despite end of support, and Microsoft can’t be pleased with this thing, especially because it means users could be exposed to attacks targeting unpatched vulnerabilities. More updates for Windows 10 will land in the coming years though, so Windows 7’s market share will undoubtedly drop at a faster pace in the coming years. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truemate Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 win 7 is BEST .. it will rule like XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banned Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 4 hours ago, truemate said: win 7 is BEST .. it will rule like XP XP is BEST. We'll have to agree to disagree... This number does not possibly reflect how widespread Windows XP still is. Microsoft is still patching XP because it so widespread. No doubt millions of bulletproof ATMs still run it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Nah... Windows 8.1 is the best. How about a compromise? Non-Windows-10 is the best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I really do not mind move from Windows 7 to Windows 10 as long as the drivers and softwares installed in in my old Windows 7 machine keep working in Windows 10. I thing this not going to happen for certain drivers and softwares installed. That is one reason why Windows 7 still is number 1 in the Windows Desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbingStorm Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Windows 8.1 with classic shell was my favourite. Vista was the prettiest. Win 7 was all round great. In fact Win 8.1 was so stable I got bored of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebangzat Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Windows 7 still the best for me .. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 3 hours ago, OrbingStorm said: In fact Win 8.1 was so stable I got bored of it. same here Windows 8.1 was never a challenge at all i stayed on it from 2013 trough part of 2015 and i was bored out of my mind lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dac Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I love a challenge, I have advanced with every new version starting with Windows 95, no great problem with anything except Vista. (Vista was a DUD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richwood Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 On 4/2/2017 at 3:20 AM, banned said: XP is BEST. We'll have to agree to disagree... This number does not possibly reflect how widespread Windows XP still is. Microsoft is still patching XP because it so widespread. No doubt millions of bulletproof ATMs still run it. They're patching it for businesses who are paying significant sums to get patches, such as those ATM operators. These businesses would ideally prefer to upgrade but upgrading systems in a corporate environment is an expensive exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeSmithG Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 On 01/04/2017 at 8:20 PM, banned said: XP is BEST. We'll have to agree to disagree... This number does not possibly reflect how widespread Windows XP still is. Microsoft is still patching XP because it so widespread. No doubt millions of bulletproof ATMs still run it. Majority of A.T.M. machines run NT4, in the United Kingdom. Myself, I chooses Windows Seven (7) Pro x64 SP1 as it's what I want in an operating system. M$ should release an operating system that is Like, 95, 98, 2K, ME, XP, Vista and 7. Just add some new features, security and fixes. If they want to copy apple then release an operating system, that is for touch screens, tablets and cell-phones and call it mapple. If ten (10) was like seven (7) then I woul. upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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