Windows 10's PC Market Share Rose In April 2016, Windows 7 Drops Below 50%

Stefan Mileschin · 2nd May 2016, 08:51

New data suggests that Windows 10 was used by 14.35% of all PCs worldwide in April 2016, while the share held by Windows 7 dropped below the 50% mark. The newly posted market share numbers showed that while Windows 7 remains at the top of the OS chain, it's share dropped to 48.79% in April, well below its 51.89% share in March. Windows 10 is in second place, but only made a slight gain in April with 14.35%, compared to 14.15% in March. Windows XP, which Microsoft no longer supports, remains in third place with 9.66% in April, compared to 10.90% in March. Windows 8.1 is in fourth place with 9.16%, down from 9.56% in March.

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2nd May 2016, 08:51	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,597	Windows 10's PC Market Share Rose In April 2016, Windows 7 Drops Below 50% New data suggests that Windows 10 was used by 14.35% of all PCs worldwide in April 2016, while the share held by Windows 7 dropped below the 50% mark. The newly posted market share numbers showed that while Windows 7 remains at the top of the OS chain, it's share dropped to 48.79% in April, well below its 51.89% share in March. Windows 10 is in second place, but only made a slight gain in April with 14.35%, compared to 14.15% in March. Windows XP, which Microsoft no longer supports, remains in third place with 9.66% in April, compared to 10.90% in March. Windows 8.1 is in fourth place with 9.16%, down from 9.56% in March. http://www.hardocp.com/news/2016/05/...rops_below_50/

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