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According to this report, Windows 8 is ahead of all versions of OS X but it is still way behind Windows Vista.
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Don't you love on obvious stats?I mean, duh. Windows 8 has been out 4 months, Vista has been out 6 years.
I'm more shocked by just how many people are running XP still
The problem is: if someone buys a PC with Win 8 pre-installed, and then installs non-kiddie-interfaced Win 7 - which bin does that fall in, huh? Right.
I mean, duh. Windows 8 has been out 4 months, Vista has been out 6 years.
I'm more shocked by just how many people are running XP still
I am not surprised but, it will be interesting to see where it is in 2020.
A co-worker bought a new laptop. She was sorely unprepared for the Windows8 Experience. "Dan, can you turn this back to normal please?"
You mean April 2014, right ? Right ? Let's hope there won't be too many idiots (sorry for the word) running a unsupported OS with no security updates after April 8 2014.
I mean, duh. Windows 8 has been out 4 months, Vista has been out 6 years.
Even if you compare similar time-frames, Windows 8 still trails Vista. Several sites show Vista held a 3.3% share three months after release.
Toilet paper still behind leaves in market share
Who are the idiots who are still using XP?
I mean, duh. Windows 8 has been out 4 months, Vista has been out 6 years.
Don't you love on obvious stats?
The issue is not adoption rate as a total, it is the rate of adoption gain.This.
In other news:
4K TVs still behind 1080P TVs in market share
Wii U still behind Wii in market share
SSDs still behind HDDs in market share
Toilet paper still behind leaves in market share
If growth of 0.4% wasnt bad enough, its also worth pointing out that its down from 0.5% in January yes, Windows 8 adoption is slowing down.
The thing is, is that most computers that came with Windows 7 are still plenty fast for what most people do.
Until those computers die or get replaced, the market share of 8 is not going to grow super fast.
Bet you a lot of the PC's purchased with Win8 ended up getting downgraded to Win7...
Wait, what? People wipe their asses with leaves in this country and have a majority market share?Toilet paper still behind leaves in market share
Agreed, but it's not just about top line performance anymore as we move to more and more mobile devices. Weight and battery become a much bigger part of the equation and we should some very impressive improvements in the battery life, weight and performance of x86 machines in the coming year.
Who are the idiots who are still using XP?
I've yet to see people throw out a new-ish desktop PC in favor of a mobile device (tablet/laptop) when the other works. I'm definitely with the opinion that folks are not going to replace a newer, fast machine with a new device until it's old and too slow or it just doesn't work anymore. Some people will buy new devices because they are more mobile, but not enough to make a difference. I agree that mobile devices have made some huge improvements, but I still think consumers won't upgrade to those until their current machines are ready to be replaced.
The issue is not adoption rate as a total, it is the rate of adoption gain.
Here are a few snips from the site since it's obvious none of you read it.
Windows 8 adoption rates are slowing down. What that tells me is that the few people out there who like 8, bought it. Now the 'real numbers' are being reflected by the rest of us who don't like it and are not buying it.
2 months after being out, Windows 8 has a smaller market share than Vista did after 2 months, and no one (almost) liked Vista.
I wonder when Mojave Touch experiment will happen.
Who are the idiots who are still using XP?
Bet you a lot of the PC's purchased with Win8 ended up getting downgraded to Win7...
There are still tons of apps and custom software that don't support anything later than XP. Until these apps are replaced, people will still be running XP, just like some people are still running Windows 2k, NT and even Windows 98.
The issue is not adoption rate as a total, it is the rate of adoption gain.
Here are a few snips from the site since it's obvious none of you read it.
Windows 8 adoption rates are slowing down. What that tells me is that the few people out there who like 8, bought it. Now the 'real numbers' are being reflected by the rest of us who don't like it and are not buying it.
2 months after being out, Windows 8 has a smaller market share than Vista did after 2 months, and no one (almost) liked Vista.
I wonder when Mojave Touch experiment will happen.
Excuse me, I think it's time to make Ubuntu my everyday OS. Mmm yes.
Mostly corporate users and casual PC users, I'd imagine.
must install ubuntu tonight...