14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft is getting ready to launch the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update (also known as Redstone 4 and Windows 10 version 1803), and it looks like the adoption of the current operating system improved substantially lately to eventually reach 90.4%.
This means that more than 9 in 10 Windows 10 PCs are running the Fall Creators Update (version 1709), which shows that Microsoft users typically adopt new OS versions in a matter of months.
This can only be good news given Microsoft’s new OS push for Windows as a Service, as the company typically discontinues older releases as new ones make it to the market.
AdDuplex data for March shows that Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703) is the runner-up choice for systems worldwide with just 4.3% share, while the Anniversary Update, which will be retired next month, runs on 3.6% of the computers. Only 0.5% of the machines are currently powered by the original Windows 10 version released in July 2015.
HP the leading OEM
HP continues to be the number one PC manufacturer worldwide with a share of 26.1%, while Dell and Lenovo come next with 17.3% and 12.6%, respectively. Microsoft is obviously far behind with 2.5%, though it’s worth noting that this is quite an achievement given that the company’s hardware comes down to the Surface family of products.
A total of 91.4% of Microsoft’s devices are already on Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, while Toshiba has the highest adoption rate of the latest release with 93.8%. Lenovo has the lowest score with 88.4% adoption.
Windows 10 Redstone 4 will go live in the first half of April, and just like it happened in the case of the previous versions, the rollout will take place in stages, which gives Microsoft more time to address compatibility issues before all systems get it.
