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Windows 7 Trumps Vista By Reaching 20% Share

Posted by Soulskill on from the seven-of-one,-half-dozen-of-the-other dept.

CWmike writes "Windows 7 cracked the 20% share mark last month, a milestone the problem-plagued Vista never reached, Web measurement vendor Net Application said over the weekend. Gregg Keizer reports that Windows 7's online usage share reached 20.9% in December, up 1.2 percentage points from the month before. Windows Vista, meanwhile, fell by half a point to 12.1%, its lowest share since July 2008. Vista peaked at 18.8% in October 2009, the same month that Microsoft launched Windows 7. The other standout finding: XP is projected to still account for 13% when it's retired in 2014." An anonymous reader adds news that Google's Chrome browser is nearing 10% market share.

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  1. Re:Windows 7 by increment1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm still having a hard time understanding what technologies exist in 7 that don't in XP AND are something I ( or a business would need )

    Have you seen the transparent windows?

  2. Re:Windows 7 by interkin3tic · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hear you. I'm still running windows ME. It's safer really. Few blackhats bother to check compatibility of their viruses or malware with older operating systems. Some rogue antivirus popped up a message saying "Scanning: You have... Windows ME? Shit, I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole. Uninstalling..."

  3. Re:good riddance to bad rubbish by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'll see you in Hell, Vista.

    You mean, Hasta la vista? :)

  4. Re:Windows 7 by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ive heard arguments like this for things like Sharepoint, and usually what it really means is that "we have a solution, we're just not sure what the problem is yet".

    No, that was Lotus Notes.

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  5. Re:good riddance to bad rubbish by DigiShaman · · Score: 4, Funny

    I say we build a "Box-O-Doom". It will represent everything that is evil and shall be sacrificed in a volcano. It must have the following:

    1. Case must be beige with other parts slightly discolored (yellowed) from the others.
    2. P4 with RAMBUS.
    3. Intel i740 AGP video card.
    4. Connor IDE hard drive.
    5. 1x CDROM drive that uses a CD caddy.
    6. Winmodem.
    7. Windows ME.
    8. Office 2000 complete with Clippy.
    9. MS Bob.
    10. Norton System Works.
    11. Subscription to AOL.

    Bonus: Should have enough dust and cigarette tar, a fleece can be made of the stuff.

     

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  6. Re:Windows 7 by beav007 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You will use it the way the gods intended, and you will like it.

    Ever had the feeling that computers should be white plastic and brushed aluminium, or that your mouse has a far greater number of buttons than you're comfortable with?