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Windows 8 Yet to Overtake Mac OS X, New Market Share Data Shows

StatCounter figures claim that Windows 8 is now the fourth top OS in the world

Jul 2, 2013 11:53 GMT  ·  By
Mac OS X is still powering a bigger number of devices as compared to Windows 8
   Mac OS X is still powering a bigger number of devices as compared to Windows 8

If you’re really trying to figure out whether Windows 8 is a successful product or not, it pretty much depends on who you ask.

While Net Applications data for the month of June 2013 claims that Windows 8 is now the third top operating system in the world, statistics provided by StatCounter suggest otherwise.

According to this new set of figures, Windows 8 is only fourth in OS rankings, with a market share of 5.94 percent and still behind Mac OS X with 7.43 percent.

Unsurprisingly, Windows 7 continues to be the clear leader in the OS world with 52.62 percent, followed by the 11-year-old Windows XP that’s still powering 21.06 percent of computers worldwide.

And still, Microsoft expects a significant boost in Windows 8 adoption in the coming months, as a result of the public launch of Windows 8.1 Preview.