14 DAY TRIAL // Unsurprisingly, Windows remains the number one operating system in the world, even though the latest set of figures indicate a slight decline in June 2013.
Statistics provided by market researcher Net Applications reveal that Windows is now powering a total of 91.51 percent of computers worldwide, down from 91.67 percent in May 2013.
Exactly one year ago, Microsoft’s Windows was running on 92 percent of PCs around the world, but with so many users moving to tablets and smartphones, the drop more or less makes sense.
As far as rivals are concerned, Mac OS X is installed on 7.20 percent of computers, while Linux is only holding a 1.28 percent market share for the time being.
Version-wise, Windows 7 is clearly the number one out there with a share of 44.37 percent, followed by Windows XP with 37.17 percent.
Windows 8, the newest operating system released by Microsoft in October 2012, can now be found on 5.10 percent of computers across the globe. Windows Vista, also known as Microsoft’s biggest flop, has dropped to 4.62 percent, especially because more users are making the move to Windows 7 or 8.
Mac OS X 10.8 comes fifth with 3.14 percent, followed by version 10.6 and 10.7 with 1.76 and 1.73 percent, respectively. Linux is far behind with 1.28 percent.
Microsoft’s domination is set to continue on the desktop, so the software maker will soon introduce the final version of Windows 8.1, the first major makeover for Windows 8.
At the same time, sources familiar with the matter revealed that Microsoft has already started work on Windows 9, the next full Windows release that’s expected to hit the market next year in November.
A beta version of Windows 9 is expected to be revealed in the first months of 2014, while a public beta should see daylight during the summer.