Windows 7 close to being top operating system, Windows XP still number one

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Published onJuly 4, 2012

published onJuly 4, 2012

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Accoridng to new data from Net Applications, Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system is close to being the top operating system in market share, but Windows XP is still ranked as number one. The gap is getting smaller as Windows 7 and Windows XP are nearly the same in market share.

For the month of June, according to Net Applications, Windows 7 has a market share of 41.6% compared to Windows XP which has a market share of 43.6%.Back in Aprilof this year, Windows 7 had a market share of 38.67%, so it is obvious that within two months, the operating system is picking up market share. Windows Vista continues to drop in market share as the operating system sustains a 6.72% market share. Even though Windows 8 has yet to be released, it has gained a market share of 0.18%, thanks to the Consumer Preview and Release Preview.

For those curious, Net Applications tracks the number of unique visitors to its network of more than 40,000 sites and counts only one unique visit per site per day. The stats are based on 160 million unique visits per months.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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