The long-suffering Windows 8 operating system, even after almost eight months since its official release, has been criticized by everyone. In most cases, users are unhappy that the new OS is completely tied to touch control. New statistics, prepared by the analytical agency Net Applications, show that at the moment Windows 8 is installed on only 5.40 percent of all computers in the world.
In turn, the old Windows XP, which will soon be sent to retire, does not really want to go there at all. More precisely, its users themselves do not want it. Statistics say that Windows XP is still used by 37.19 percent of all computer users in the world.
According to Paul Turrotta from WinSuperSite.com, who monitors the situation around Windows, out of 1.5 billion computers around the world, only about 88.5 million people now use Windows 8. These figures, of course, are only approximate, but even they give a clear picture that the expectations placed on Windows 8 really did not materialize, and even the release of the upcoming Windows 8.1 update, which is rumored to be held on August 16, cannot change the situation. .
Back in January, Microsoft announced that it had sold a total of 60 million licensed copies of the Windows 8 operating system. Each subsequent month, Win 8 shipments were 13.5 million copies. If these numbers are telling the truth, then there should be about 141 million people in total buyers of licensed copies of Windows 8.
Windows 8 continues to conquer the market, but growth rates are still very low
The difference of 50 million can be explained by the fact that those who bought Windows 8 later decided to abandon this operating system and go back to Windows 7. And this, according to Turrotta, is one in three.
In turn, the Windows 7 operating system has significantly increased its share since the release of Windows 8 in October last year. According to Net Applecations, it was used by 44.69 percent of computer owners worldwide, although since July 2013 its share has slightly decreased to 44.49 percent.
Stable popularity of Windows 7, as they say, on the face
All further public attention, according to analysts, should be paid to Windows 8.1, which is not only the only chance to save Windows 8, but also a lifeline for the PC as a whole.
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