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Windows 10 Passes Windows XP In Market Share

Posted by timothy on from the playing-with-numbers dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Six months after its release, Windows 10 has finally passed 10 percent market share. Not only that, but the latest and greatest version from Microsoft has also overtaken Windows 8.1 and Windows XP, according to the latest figures from Net Applications. Windows 10 had 9.96 percent market share in December, and gained 1.89 percentage points to hit 11.85 percent in January. Maybe it will jump even faster soon, but not necessarily for the best of reasons.

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  1. Of course ... by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because they're kind of forcing people to update, whether they want to or not.

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    1. Re:Of course ... by smooth+wombat · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It's like claiming more people have health insurance when you force them to hand over their money to a private company whether they want to or not.

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    2. Re:Of course ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      How is health insurance different from auto insurance?

      Driving is optional. Breathing isn't.

  2. By design by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The problem here in the US is that we have neither free market health care nor socialized health care, but rather the bastard offspring of the two combined. The result is not the best of both worlds, but the worst of both worlds: the socalized part serves only to corral the sheep into the shearing barn, where the "free market" part is free to gouge them into financial ruin. The end result is that in the US, medical expenses are the #1 cause of bankruptcy -- and that's by design, my friends. All by design.

  3. Re:Late to the game by Opportunist · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, using Win10 is not dumber than using WinXP. At least there is still some kind of support for Win10 instead of using a security nightmare, potentially connected to the internet. "Better" is relative, though. It's kinda like sitting on a pile of broken glass instead of using a rotating saw as a support device for your ass.

    If it was, say, using Win10 instead of Win7, yes, you'd have a case.

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