14 DAY TRIAL // Windows 7 continues to be the world’s number one operating system, according to data provided by Net Applications, but what’s more important is that it has already started losing users as the new Windows 10 is almost here.
Windows 7 currently has a market share of no less than 57.76 percent, down from 58.39 percent, and it’s very likely to continue losing users as more people move to the new Windows 10.
Windows XP is the second top operating system in the world with a share of 14.60 percent, followed by Windows 8.1 with 12.88 percent. However, all market shares are expected to decline in the coming months as work on Windows 10 continues, and Microsoft is now giving the final touches to an operating system that will be free of charge for those on Windows 8.1 and 7.
Windows 10 will be offered free of charge in the first year after launch for computers running Windows 7 and 8.1, and will continue to receive updates and improvements during the entire supported lifetime of the device.
Windows 10 upgrade notifications
Another factor that’ll contribute to the dropping market share of Windows 7 and 8.1 is the upgrade notification that Microsoft started displaying on computers running any of these two OS versions.
Starting this morning, Microsoft is displaying Windows 10 upgrade notifications to make sure that more people move to the new operating system, but it’s no secret that many want to delay this decision until Windows 10 reaches RTM.
For the moment, the upgrade notification only allows users to reserve their free copy of Windows 10 and be notified when the OS becomes available.
Microsoft has already confirmed that Windows 10 will launch in the summer, but no specifics are available for the moment. People close to the matter claim that June or July is very likely to witness the public debut of Windows 10, but information that got leaked during the weekend pointed to a possible late August launch in stores across the world.