Goodbye, Windows 7: Americans and Europeans Upgrade to Windows 10

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Windows 10 market share in Europe

 

Windows 10 adoption improves at a satisfying pace for Microsoft, according to new data provided by StatCounter, as it finally managed to overtake Windows 7 in both the United States and Europe.

 

Microsoft released Windows 10 in July 2015 and offered it as a free upgrade in the first 12 months of availability, and this certainly helped boost adoption all over the world. Furthermore, an offer available for Windows 7 and 8.1 installs with accessibility features enabled still allows for Windows 10 to be downloaded free of charge, so it’s no surprise that more users perform the upgrade.

 

StatCounter figures indicate that part of those who switched to Windows 10 come from Windows 7, and this is one of the reasons the two operating systems switched their places in last month’s charts.

 

Europe vs. the US

In Europe, for example, Windows 10 is now the leading desktop operating system with a share of 41.07 percent, while Windows 7 fell to the second spot with 40.95 percent. Windows 8.1 is third and far behind with just 9.34 percent.

 

In the United States, Windows 10 is number one with 44.06 percent, and Windows 7 is now the runner-up with 41.26 percent, while Windows 8.1 is once again third with 8.29 percent.

 

Windows 10 overtaking Windows 7 can only be good news for Microsoft, mostly because end of support is approaching and the company needs to convince users to upgrade to operating systems that continue to receive updates and security patches.

 

Windows 7 reaches end of life in January 2020, so Windows 10 is obviously promoted as a long-term investment, as an upgrade these days ensures continued updates and security patches until at least October 14, 2025, for the Anniversary Update.

 

Microsoft is also releasing the Creators Update this month, and the number of users upgrading is likely to increase, which means that a new drop in Windows 7 market share is likely to be experienced.

 

 

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Not for every one for many its goodbye windows and hello Android this is a world wide thing not just  certain Continents .

Android Overtakes Windows for First Time – StatCounter

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170403005635/en/Android-Overtakes-Windows-Time-%E2%80%93-StatCounter

Windows 10 still has along way to go in in certain regions this is why you see Microsoft and Dona Sarkar promoting in Africa so hard. It seems there free giveaway and harvesting peoples data has hurt them and  people think  no matter if they use Android OR Windows 10 nether will respect there privacy  and most simply chose convenience over privacy. The Desktop industry is dying and forcing updates on people and  harvesting peoples data like there on a Phone OS is not helping a lot of people have lost there trust and you add to that PCs are not portable  and are more expensive. Widows have been the top platform since the 1980s  and this is really big news that  Android passed them and almost a half a year ahead of  the forecast.

 

Consumers choose convenience over privacy

http://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-on-the-web/consumers-choose-convenience-over-privacy

Statcounter also reports 66% of Windows users are on a OS Microsoft dont even sell anymore.

 

While Google vendors is selling Android devices hand over Foot  most Windows 10 users got it for free and using old hardware because  PC  computers not sold good since 2012 . I got 3 Pcs 2 with Windows 10 and one with free upgrade rights to Windows 10 rolled back no telling how many people have upgraded and rolled back this is why i look for once Windows 7 runs out of updates they do something to make people have too buy Windows upgrades.  Windows 10 end of extended support  comes in 2020 as well so legally they dont have to give you new versions of Windows 10 after that.