Latest NetMarketshare figures suggest Windows 7 is outpacing Windows 8’s adoption, despite a rapid reduction in Windows XP usage over the past quarter.
Over the past month, Windows 8’s share has increased by 0.61 percentage points, rising to 8.02 percent of the total share. Whereas, on the other hand, Windows 7’s share increased by 0.8 percentage points, rising to 46.3 percent of the market.
To put this into context, Apple’s latest desktop operating system OS X 10.8 operating system grew by 0.27 percentage points to a mere 3.7 percent of the overall share. But this figure accounts for just shy of half of Windows 8’s overall growth for August.
Meanwhile, Windows XP, which is set to lose Microsoft support for patches and updates in April 2014, lost a hearty chunk of share, dipping 2.25 percentage points to 31.4 percent of the overall market.
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Windows 8 users now outnumber Mac addicts (PCWorld)
Microsoft opens Windows 8.1 preorders before Oct. 18 launch (CNET)
Windows 8 inches past OS X in users, Windows 7 still dominates (Digital Trends)
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