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66% of All Windows Users Still Use Windows XP

Posted by samzenpus on from the if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Almost one year after the introduction of Windows 7 it appears that the hype surrounding it has faded. The overall market share of Windows has turned into a slight decline again. Windows 7 is gaining share, but cannot keep pace with the loss of Windows XP and Vista. Especially Windows XP users seem to be happy with what they have and appear to be rather resistant to Microsoft's pitches that it is time to upgrade to Windows 7."

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  1. Rounding Error? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's actually 66.6%

    1. Re:Rounding Error? by BrokenHalo · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hell, I still know someone who is still running Windows 3.1. Now, if she were running it on recent hardware, it would probably rock. Instead, it just blows...

    2. Re:Rounding Error? by operagost · · Score: 2, Funny

      That makes one of us!

      --

      Gamingmuseum.com: Give your 3D accelerator a rest.
  2. My Motto by arcite · · Score: 3, Funny

    Always wait for SP3, for everything! In fact, just wait for version 3 of everything! Its guaranteed to be a success! Just thinking about what iPad 3.0 will be like, all those features, all those bugs squashed, it keeps me up at night. Windows 7? I say give me windows 10, or give me Death! Now if you'll excuse me, my Windows ME is giving me a dirty look, ctrl-alt-del!

  3. Re:old hardware, probably by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And there you have the appeal of a device like the iPad for some people

  4. Re:old hardware, probably by LKWPETER · · Score: 5, Funny

    My girlfriend can attest to that (lots of static).

    Thats not static you hear. Thats your girlfriend telling you stuff your brain filters out.

  5. Civ V by mmaniaci · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everybody knows the real reason not to switch to Win 7 is because Civilization V runs better with DX9 than with DX10.