It has taken time but finally Windows 10 has dethroned Windows 7 as the most widely used version of Windows

Since Windows 10 landed on the market, almost 3 years have passed, a period of time in which it has been growing, reaching more and more computers but without reaching a A goal that a priori did not seem so difficult Windows 10 came loaded with new features with which users would soon fall at its feet.

However, nothing could be further from the truth, since it seems that nobody took into account Windows 7, a version of the operating system from Microsoft tremendously popular and highly valued by users who continued to dominate the market.Neither Windows 8.1 in its day nor all the computers that have been sold with Windows 10 could unseat it… until now.

And it is that after a fratricidal fight between the two systems with the Microsoft seal, finally Windows 10 has managed to position itself as the most widespread version of Windowsof the market, to the joy of the American firm. Especially in a period of time in which Windows 10 and its updates are causing more failures than desired.

This is what the numbers provided by Netmarketshare confirm, figures that reveal that at the end of 2018, Windows 10 had a 39.22% market share , a figure already higher than the 36.90% that Windows 7 had.

It was in the last month of the year when the handover took place and other versions of Windows are far behind.This is the case of Windows XP, which is still present on 4.54% of computers, or Windows 8.1, which is available on 4.45% of devices.

Windows 7 has been and continues to be the version of Windows preferred by users, both individuals and within the business environment. Among the former, _gamers_ have been faithful to a stable, mature and fairly secure version of Windows, while companies have preferred to stick with Windows 7 in the face of difficulties that could mean adapting your systems and applications to a new version.

Microsoft has had to do everything on its part to convince users of how interesting it is to make the leap to Windows 10. With a free upgrade at the beginning, which even lasted in time or even with the simple passage of time causing new features to arrive in Windows 10 while older versions were no longer supported.

We all knew what the day would come, but perhaps it has taken longer than originally planned. Now it remains to be seen what is the progression that Windows 10 has left and if despite the problematic updates it continues to grow.

Source | WBI