Windows xp usage statistics 2012

Only the bitterest diehards continue using Windows Vista, which is now at 3. Interestingly, that number is identical to the share of usage for Windows 8. Windows continues to enjoy a roughly 90 percent share of the market for conventional PCs, down less than 1 percent from the year's start. But Windows 7, 8, and 8. That trend will certainly continue. And despite the negative year-over-year growth rates, PCs will continue to sell in large numbers—close to million per year, according to estimates from Gartner and IDC.

Data: NetMarketShare December Apple and Microsoft have both shown continued success in their efforts to convince their user bases to accept free upgrades to the latest version. This month, Windows 8. Apple has convinced 39 percent of its eligible installed base those running OS X Worldwide usage of Apple's OS X stalled in , ending the year more or less where it began, with around 7.

That's still a tremendously profitable business segment for Apple, and the flat line also reflects Apple's resounding success with its iPad line, which is not counted in these numbers. For Mac users, as my colleague Larry Seltzer notes , that stubbornly small market share has a silver lining, with online criminals treating the Mac installed base as not worth bothering with. The latest numbers on worldwide desktop operating system share from StatCounter tell a similar story, with Windows 7 and 8 logging a Windows XP is below the 20 percent line, dropping nearly 7 percentage points over the course of the year.

One tidbit from the StatCounter numbers: Chrome OS has gone from tiny blip to blip, doubling its usage share in one month from 0. The December NetMarketShare numbers for desktop browsing have changed little in recent months. Google Chrome has also stopped support for Windows XP. A lot of government and private offices in developing countries like India still use Windows XP. Many schools and even some colleges still use Windows XP in the desktops provided for the students to use. The learning curve from Windows XP to Windows 10 may be a little too steep for older people who have been using the operating system for many years now.

It might be difficult for them to switch. The cost of upgrading to a newer version of Windows is one of the major factors. Since they use an old OS, their hardware will be too old to support a newer operating system like Windows This means that in order to upgrade to the already expensive Windows 10, they would have to upgrade their hardware too.

This might be the reason why some companies and institutions went after Windows 7 when Microsoft stopped support for Windows XP. Windows 7 is also good at running well on older hardware. The biggest problem is security. Windows XP is very vulnerable to cyber attacks. People who have a lot of sensitive data should upgrade to a more secure operating system. So it is highly advised to stop using Windows XP or even Windows 7 as Microsoft will end support for Windows 7 in Windows is no longer the top priority of Microsoft which is clear from the details that we got from the recent reorganization at Microsoft.

Here are some numbers from end of April. NET 4 version. NET 4 version numbers. With Win7, 64 bit has now also become more mainstream. Hopefully others will benefit from these numbers and be able to make much more educated decisions about what versions of.

NET to target. Any update on this? Really curious what the. Sorry no update. But I think with Windows 10 out for quite a while, 4. Nemo Documents blog.

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