Despite the demise of the aging operating system after the
end-of-support deadline, Windows XP has continued on a slow and linear decline,
though much slower than what was expected. However, it appears that Windows 7
operating system seems to be getting the larger chunk of the pie, since the XP users
prefer to upgrade to Windows 7 rather than more advanced operating systems like
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
According to the latest statistics from Net Applications,
one of the leading technology statistics firm, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 sales
have gone down and essentially stagnated over the months. Although the decrease
is less, it is a lot lesser than what was expected. Number of Windows XP owners
have steadily gone down over the time, sliding below the 25 percent mark
recently. In contrast, Windows 7 continues to climb up, enjoying a user base of
over 51% presently, which is way more than the 44% market share it held last
year.
As the adage goes, “numbers never lie”; and the statistics
have proven the point without question that Windows 7 is far more popular and
user friendly when compared to Windows 8.x operating systems. In the race of Windows 7 vs Windows 8,
Windows 7 has won fair and square and that too by a wide margin. It seems none
of the strategies that Microsoft has employed in the past two quarters has
worked. Moreover, it seems Microsoft is keen on introducing the next operating
system version, Windows 9,
in hopes of forgoing the tarnished Windows 8 brand.
The combined market share of Windows 8.x operating systems,
which includes both Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, is a measly 12.48 percent, which
is less than half of the aging Windows XP operating system market share! Since
the sales have flat-lined, the failure of Windows 8 operating system has been proven
beyond any doubt. When comparing the stability of the Windows 8.x OS to that of
other failed operating systems, it is a revelation that a complicated user
interface could single-handedly pull the tides in favor of Windows 7 in the Windows 7 vs Windows 8
competition.
However, critics have pointed out that Net Application’s
data can be erroneous since all the conclusions have been made out of web
browsing statistics alone. When comparing the number of licensed copies sold,
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 together makes above 200 million in sales.
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