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August 21st, 2006, 12:37 GMT · By

Microsoft Owns 96.97% of Global OS Market

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OneStat.com, a provider of real-time intelligence web analytics has revealed via a press release that Microsoft's solutions are dominating the OS global market. In this context, the analytics company
has centralized data from an estimated 50.000 subscribers in excess of 100 countries. The conclusions emitted are that Microsoft amassed a global usage share of 96.97% with just three products.

While Windows 2000 is the second most popular operating system in the world being found on 6.09% of machines, Windows XP is the incontestable leader, amounting 86.80% of the OS market. Coming in third is another Microsoft solution. Windows 98 was deemed obsolete by the Redmond Company that has even stopped delivering support for the operating system that still runs 2.68% of the world's computers.

Macintosh is fourth with 2.32%, but immediately followed by yet another Microsoft title, Windows ME with 1.09%. Open source solutions have scored a disappointing position, Linux accounting just for 0.36%, while Windows NT came in seventh position with 0.24%. With a 0.15% Macintosh Power PC closes the rank in last place.

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Comment #1 by: Michael Kavetzavich on 11 Dec 2007, 18:56 UTC reply to this comment

I personally think Macs OS is easier to use than windows OS. I also personally think that many of the devices used to store music pictures and video are made better by Mac, the programs to interact with the divices are also made better by Mac. I use windows at work but at home I use Mac. I think its has come a long way wit its design as well.


Comment #2 by: brandon on 23 Dec 2007, 03:14 UTC reply to this comment

Use Linux It rocks.... I use Fedora Core YA!


Comment #3 by: Draco on 20 Feb 2008, 04:04 UTC reply to this comment

All mac os's stink, limited ports and incompatible formats seperate it from the sane world. Vista or Xp are best, besides microsoft owns 97.34% of the worlds OS. soon macs will be extinkt, also due to lawsuits over macbook air ads and the 150million they owe gates for trying to copy Xp drivers


Comment #4 by: Allawenchen on 14 Apr 2008, 22:40 UTC reply to this comment

umm...

Mac OS is like Free BSD but costs money.

Linux owns cause it's free, lots of distributions, very secure and has real tech support. Not to mention it doesn't matter if it's a PC or a Mac, it will install on it.

Microsoft Owns the OS market but they have for years and years and Mac is greatly increasing in popularity (Linux is as well)

After working with the 3 OS's I made 1 conclusion. Windows for Gaming, Linux for everything else (and currently working on gaming to make the ultimate switch for myself.)

Note: After working with Vista since it's release, it is the second worst OS I have worked with. First place would be Windows ME. The reason? Compatibility, their "security" (vista has less security than XP), UAC (I hate being asked more than once if I want to do something), it's a hardware resource hog, and DirectX 10 is a waste of resources as well, especially since the comparison between it and 9.0c is lighting (you can hardly tell a difference unless you are seriously trying to find a difference between the two). Nvidia has been kind enough to try and help the gaming world of DirectX be tricked into using OpenGL (Linux graphics) via Wine and Cedega, both of which have so far shown me how much better graphics and smoother frame rates can be on OpenGL versus DirectX.


Comment #5 by: Drowzor on 01 Aug 2009, 01:05 UTC reply to this comment

What happens when you want to play a game and you only have Linux? Same thing that happens when you're on a Mac.

You buy Windows and play.


Comment #6 by: vishwa on 16 Jul 2010, 10:05 UTC reply to this comment

hi.....
hey hw can u say that mac os is the best while the majority of the users prefer windows.
wat unique feature of mac has impressed to yar.

n i have one serious question to ask... why is the open source os low in use even whn they r free of cost....??

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