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January 21st, 2013, 19:21 GMT · By

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Windows 8 Takes Off Very Fast, New Data Shows

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Microsoft’s advertising efforts for the new Windows 8 operating system are finally paying off as more users are reportedly making the switch to the recently launched software.

Figures provided by Net Applications for the week of January 13, 2013 indicate not only that Windows 7 remains the most popular operating system in the entire world, but also that Windows 8 is attracting more users every day.

The latest Windows contraption had a market share of 2.25 percent last week, up from 2.06 percent one week before, while Windows 8 touch devices are also on the rise.

The same data reveals that Windows 8 computers with touchscreen displays have a market share of 0.07 percent. Even if figures remain low in this case, they still demonstrate that more touch-capable Windows 8 computers are getting sold as we speak, so the overall market share is expected to grow even more in the upcoming weeks.

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Comment #1 by: Xi on 22 Jan 2013, 01:21 UTC reply to this comment

Only Bcoz people hate it! And that too from MS, fans are in hatred on new OS! So they spread/share it!


Comment #2 by: NickLod88 on 22 Jan 2013, 09:49 UTC reply to this comment

Wow, 0,19 / week, would be 0,76 / month... Vista was 1% month... tell me again how successful VistaBob 8 Squarepant is?
BTW, previous week W8 decreased the market share from 2,09 to 2,06, so selling 25% worse than Vista at 1/4 the price would be only a dream for Microsoft.


Comment #3 by: nycmale on 22 Jan 2013, 14:52 UTC reply to this comment

Windows 8 is set to pass Mac OS 10.8 any day now. Which OS is a flop again?


Comment #4 by: IE9 on 23 Jan 2013, 05:21 UTC reply to this comment

I beg to differ on the last two comments.. This video clearly shows how beautifuly well thought out the Windows 8 Interface is: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheMissingWindows8InstructionalVideo.aspx

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