Windows 7 overtakes Windows XP in the US

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Published onApril 8, 2011

published onApril 8, 2011

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For years, we’ve been waiting for an OS to dethrone Windows XP as the most widely used desktop OS. Now, in April, Windows 7 has finally taken over the top position from Windows XP in the US.Asreportedby Royal Pingdom, the latest data fromStatCounterfor the first seven days of April shows Windows 7 with a 31.71% share compared to 31.56% for Windows XP. StatCounter bases its data on visitor stats from over three million websites. In comparison, Windows Vista was never able to overthrow XP.

When looking at worldwide market share, XP continues to dominate with a 46.87% share compared to 31.17% for Windows 7. The gap however continues to narrow and Windows 7 has already overtaken XP in a number of other countries including:

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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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