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Windows 10 Makes Large Share Gains, While Windows 7 Declines Significantly (betanews.com)

Posted by msmash on from the where-things-are-going dept.

An anonymous reader shared a report: It took quite some time for Windows 10 to overtake Windows 7, but it finally did it in December 2018, at least according to NetMarketShare's figures. In February however, Windows 10 actually lost share, while Windows 7 gained some, narrowing the gap between the two operating systems once more. In March though, roles were reversed, as Windows 10 made some big gains, and Windows 7 lost a sizable chunk of its share. In the month just gone, NetMarketShare shows Windows 10 going from 40.30 percent to 43.62 percent, a big gain of 3.32 percentage points. There is currently a gap of 7.11 percentage points between Windows 10 and Windows 7.

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  1. It is hard to avoid that downgrade by gweihir · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But the numbers very clearly say what a large number of users think. If Windows was a democracy, the win10 party would _not_ win.

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    1. Re:It is hard to avoid that downgrade by Dunbal · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Nah, this was "the year" that people decided to toss out the old laptop and buy a new one. Trump tax cuts, etc. More new laptops = more Windows 10.

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    2. Re:It is hard to avoid that downgrade by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      He's flat out right.

      Between Microsoft shutting down the Win 7 activation servers and OEMs no longer even selling computers with Skylake or older CPUs, the last generation of chip compatible with Win 7, it's simply not possible to buy a pre-made computer that comes with Windows and isn't Windows 10.

      Kaby Lake chips are intentionally not backwards compatible just enough to break existing chipset drivers. MS is refusing to provide those drivers for older OSes.

      So you go with Win 10 or something that isn't Windows

  2. So what? by frosch · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why this is even news? Who cares?

    1. Re:So what? by iggymanz · · Score: 3, Insightful

      people forced to use Windows 10 care. People still doing everything they can at work to hang onto their Win 7 that isn't (relatively speaking) the buggy bloated mess Windows 10 care

  3. So far, so good by marcle · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm very happy with Windows 7. It runs fast and stable on modern hardware.
    I realize I'll eventually have to go with Win10, but only if I do a major hardware upgrade. Right now, my 6-year-old system does great with audio and video rendering, graphics, etc. I practice safe innertubing, and don't have malware problems.
    The hot mess that is Windows 10 is just unattractive, and I won't hold my nose and plunge in until I absolutely have to.

  4. Windows 10 is a buggy, bloated mess by Teckla · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Windows 10 is a buggy, bloated mess, but the simple truth is that Microsoft still has the desktop OS market by the balls.

  5. Because we don't have a choice. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I see absolutely no reason to move off windows 7 - and many many to stay. except the lack of security updates in future.

    seems it was the last windows UI designed by someone who used the operating system - instead of some numbskull who thought a touch interface was suitable for systems without touch screens...