Windows 7 marketshare rises to six percent

Posted on Thursday, December 17 2009 @ 3:01 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

FUD Zilla spotted Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is now more popular than Apple's Mac OS. The latest marketshare data from Net Application indicates Windows 7 has climbed above six percent of the global operating system market.

The data is based on visitors to sites monitored by Net Applications so it while it gives an indication of usage it is not an accurate figure for market share. What is interesting is that Windows 7 use seems to increase on Saturday and Sunday which means that most punters are using the OS in the weekends.

This confirms many analysts views that while the OS is popular it is only being used in the home. Business users are yet to change their operating systems to Windows 7 until at least next year. Still it is good news for Microsoft.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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Re: Windows 7 marketshare rises to six percent
by Anonymous on Thursday, December 17 2009 @ 4:38 CET

Really enjoying Win 7 - on an older machine too.

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