Posted on 05/03/2015 9:02:01 PM PDT by dayglored
April desktop OS usage stats show XP's really sinking fast now
If it's the first Monday of the month, and it is, it must be time to have a look at desktop operating system market share as recorded by StatCounter and Netmarketshare.
It looks like the skids are really under Windows XP now. Netmarketshare has it down from 16.94 per cent to 15.93 per cent. StatCounter has a dip to 10.91 per cent, down from March's 11.21 per cent. We know there are still big corporate XP users out there, such as the operator of the infamous Fukushima nuclear power plant, and there are anecdotes-a-plenty to be had about pirated XP in developing nations.
Perhaps the move's finally on?
If so, the two click-counters' data doesn't quite explain where users are going. Both report a small spurt of growth for Windows 7, which StatCounter has at 53.81 per cent, up from 53.66 per cent. Netmarketshare records a similar jump, from 58.04 per cent to 58.39 per cent. Windows 8.1 is also growing, to 15.76 per cent market share according to StatCounter and 11.16 from Netmarketshare, up .61 and .25 of a point respectively.
Windows 7's dominance of the desktop shows why Microsoft will make users of the OS its first migration target for Windows 10 upgrades. But with Windows 7 still growing, will users want to make the jump? The XP experience shows that without a compelling reason to upgrade, plenty of users are very happy to hang on to operating systems that may not have all of Microsoft’s newest baubles, but do get the job done.
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I’ll upgrade when the price of the next windows product is under $30.
Do you presently have a legit licensed copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1? If so, your upgrade to Windows 10 is FREE if you do it within one year of the release of Windows 10 (which is targeted for mid-this-year). Really. FREE.
Other than that I haven't seen precise costs for each edition of Win10, but they should be out fairly soon.
Windwows 10 will have to offer more than a free upgrade to get me off of Windows 7. Was on XP until a few years into Windows 7 before upgrading. There is a history of problems with new operating systems and it is not open to the public thanks to the internet. No more upgrades without some knowledge of the problems thanks goodness!
Windows 7 has matured and is very stable. Why upgrade to another version without a long stable entry along with a cheap reason to upgrade? We shall see, but today I see nothing but another security promise as a reason to upgrade. Sorry, but free is not a good reason...
yes but having to upgrade even for free is a hassel. I like windows7 and don’t want to change.
Windows 8 and 8.1 failed because it forced people to learn the quirky Modern tiled interface, which almost everyone hated because it was just too different than the interface of earlier Windows versions. As such, Windows 10 on desktop and "conventional" laptops default back to the Desktop user interface, which means people used to the interface of Windows XP, Vista and 7 can upgrade to Windows 10 far more easily.
sshhhh!!
No one talks about Vista!
Yep, Microsoft screwed the pooch on Windows 8...and they not only know it but are trying their best to rectify it by their free offering of Windows 10!
When they develop an up to date OS that actually uses the advancements that hardware has made then folks might update. Won’t hold my breath!
Saw an article the other day for building a high end set-top box using an Intel NUC. It suggested Win7 because of Windows Media Player.
Ah, so many reasons...heh. Thanks to the internet, we have a much better view of the Windows OS’s available.
Personally I love Win 7, I've got five Win 7 systems at home, and have no plans to switch them all to Win 10 within the first year. I'll probably run one copy of Windows 10 because I need to stay current for professional reasons.
One of the advantages of using VMs (virtual machines) is the ability to revert to an older installation essentially instantaneously, because the entire system is saved as a single disk file which can be run at will.
So what I plan to do is make a copy of each Win 7 VM, register each Win 7 VM for Win 10 and let it upgrade, then revert to Win 7 and keep running it until I feel like I really can't continue (for example, in 2020 when security updates stop for Win 7), and then switch to using the Win 10 upgraded VM.
I haven't quite figured how to do the BootCamp Win 7 installs on my two Mac Minis. Not sure how easily I can revert installed OSes on those. But there's gotta be a way, even if it's only "dd".
Ah, you are so faithful... Actually, Vista failed especially when it became popular and available for for machines that had extra memory and processor speed.
That is when it showed its problems because many more uses were upgrading as the hardware became available, but I am sure you disagree.
Vista was never viable for the masses and was proven so by the rapid development of the next OS to fix the problems (by Microsoft). To support Vista, you have to have to loved the earlier OS that had major problems.
Really, do you think the problem with Vista is not enough advanced systems available out there in the world of gamers, enthusiasts, etc. that it just did not get a good test? Geez!
Sorry, but the gamers alone would and did tell the problems with that OS!
I like you thought out process.
Well, you do have a plan, that is good. I have a similar system of 4 networked PC’s running Windows 7 (Video capture and storage systems) and do not (at this point) even envision upgrading to Windows 10 - but who knows...heh, but it will absolutely not be without lots of analysis!
My eyes glazed over at the third paragraph...not everyone knows tech speak...lol.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/18/8241023/windows-10-free-for-software-pirates
Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users this summer, but Microsoft is also extending its offer to software pirates. "We are upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10," says Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s Windows chief
Upgrading to windows 10 from 7 or 8 is free, so its a bit early to say that people will remain with 7 or 8. Maybe people are grabbing cheap copies of 7 in preparation for the free upgrade to windows 10
I remember that Vista came on my laptop that had 2GB of RAM and was about 1.4 ghz processor speed.
It didn’t seem to run bad, unless you wanted to play a real game. World of Tanks ran like molasses and I had to play with the video settings on the lowest quality.
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