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Windows 8.1 Passes Windows Vista In Market Share

Posted by samzenpus on from the growing-everyday dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With the release of Windows 8.1 to the world in October, January was the third full month of availability for Microsoft's latest operating system version, which was just enough time for it to pass Windows Vista in market share. While Windows 8.1 is certainly growing steadily and eating into Windows 8s share, the duo only managed to end 2013 with 10 percent market share, barely impacting Windows 7."

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  1. Re:LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wake me when it passes XP

    Well, that was the most funny bit in the article: XP is on the rise.

    Windows XP meanwhile managed to regain some share after falling below the 30 percent mark at the end of 2013, increasing 0.25 percentage points (from 28.98 percent to 29.23 percent).

  2. And in other news... by Ignacio · · Score: 4, Funny

    Kicks in the ass are more popular than punches in the face.

  3. Re:LOL by ai4px · · Score: 4, Funny

    The missing percentage is Windows ME... but they can't keep it running long enough to phone home and report to their database.

  4. Re:LOL by someone1234 · · Score: 4, Funny

    2014: the year of XP on the PC.

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