Microsoft Windows Rules Desktops With 90% Market Share
Bill Gates and team started Microsoft with a vision to put desktop on every desk and after decades; that vision has come to reality. All over the world, Microsoft powered desktop operating system Windows totally dominates the desktop operating system markets with ~ 91% market share. The report was published by NetMarketShare that puts Windows on the top followed by OSX at ~7% and Linux at third place with ~1% of the entire desktops.
Microsoft knows how important Windows it is for the future of the company and the computing industry itself; and is therefore taking several bold steps to ensure that upcoming Windows 10 will keep their market share intact. Most importantly, Microsoft has said that Windows 10 will be their <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/windows-10-the-last-microsoft-os-will-be-saas.80566">Windows 10 - The Last Microsoft OS Will Be 'SaaS'</a> that will keep getting incremental upgrades; a la Apple OSX.
Among all the Windows versions, Windows 7 seems to be the most popular throughout the globe, beating competition from Windows XP (second) and Windows 8.1 (third). When Microsoft rolls out Windows 10, it will be a huge challenge for their marketing teams to ensure that Windows 10 gets installed on millions of machines.
It's interesting to note that globally, the desktop markets are on the decline as mobiles and tablets continue to replace desktops and laptops. The story on the mobile side is very different. iOS seems to rule with 59.21% followed by Android at 25.01%.
Do check all the interesting statistics on the source link below. Let us know your views.
Source: <a href="https://netmarketshare.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Market share for mobile, browsers, operating systems and search engines | NetMarketShare</a>
Microsoft knows how important Windows it is for the future of the company and the computing industry itself; and is therefore taking several bold steps to ensure that upcoming Windows 10 will keep their market share intact. Most importantly, Microsoft has said that Windows 10 will be their <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/windows-10-the-last-microsoft-os-will-be-saas.80566">Windows 10 - The Last Microsoft OS Will Be 'SaaS'</a> that will keep getting incremental upgrades; a la Apple OSX.
Among all the Windows versions, Windows 7 seems to be the most popular throughout the globe, beating competition from Windows XP (second) and Windows 8.1 (third). When Microsoft rolls out Windows 10, it will be a huge challenge for their marketing teams to ensure that Windows 10 gets installed on millions of machines.
It's interesting to note that globally, the desktop markets are on the decline as mobiles and tablets continue to replace desktops and laptops. The story on the mobile side is very different. iOS seems to rule with 59.21% followed by Android at 25.01%.
Do check all the interesting statistics on the source link below. Let us know your views.
Source: <a href="https://netmarketshare.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Market share for mobile, browsers, operating systems and search engines | NetMarketShare</a>
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