{"id":30343,"date":"2012-09-07T04:34:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T04:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/2012\/09\/07\/windows-7-leads-the-pack-as-most-used-desktop-os\/"},"modified":"2012-09-07T04:34:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-07T04:34:00","slug":"windows-7-leads-the-pack-as-most-used-desktop-os","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/windows-7-leads-the-pack-as-most-used-desktop-os\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 7 Leads the Pack as Most Used Desktop OS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-811\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesdev.net\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1388612_market_movements_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Four years after Windows 7 was launched and released to the public, the operating system has finally sustained a lead over Window XP and the Mac OS. This particular version of Windows currently holds 42.76{7e4ee7cd997d36f6dec43befd6b19c37edf0959bbf61766e988f901dd91e96d7} of the market, compared to Windows XP\u2019s 42.5{7e4ee7cd997d36f6dec43befd6b19c37edf0959bbf61766e988f901dd91e96d7}.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 7\u2019s share of the market has risen an average of 1{7e4ee7cd997d36f6dec43befd6b19c37edf0959bbf61766e988f901dd91e96d7} every month since its release. It\u2019s held steady with the decline of Windows XP which has also roughly been around a 1{7e4ee7cd997d36f6dec43befd6b19c37edf0959bbf61766e988f901dd91e96d7} decline per month. Vista\u2019s share has stayed consistent at about 6{7e4ee7cd997d36f6dec43befd6b19c37edf0959bbf61766e988f901dd91e96d7} of the market.<\/p>\n<p>Some web tracking companies are saying that Windows 7 dominated the market some 13 months ago, while others say that Windows 7 easily represents over 50{7e4ee7cd997d36f6dec43befd6b19c37edf0959bbf61766e988f901dd91e96d7} of the market.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 8, which is only available via a pre-release earlier this year, has less than a quarter of a percent of the market. Which means that overall, Windows \u2013 for desktops and laptop computers \u2013 holds some 92{7e4ee7cd997d36f6dec43befd6b19c37edf0959bbf61766e988f901dd91e96d7} of the current market.<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s Mac OS X has taken the lead over Windows Vista, however, after they gained another percentage point last quarter. 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