Windows 7 is no longer the most used version of Windows: it has taken time but Windows 10 has stolen the throne

It has taken time but the time has finally come when Windows 7 has lost the place of honor it held as the most widely used version of WindowsAnd as expected, it has yielded to the thrust of the most modern and jovial version launched by Microsoft: Windows 10.

Windows 10 that according to the data offered by StatCounter is already the most used version of Microsoft's operating system, although It has been difficult for him to defeat his older brother: specifically 29 months of struggle and growth until he surpassed him in numbers.

Since it was released on July 29, 2015, Windows 10 has grown little by little until it has managed to break down the resistance of Windows 7 , that we remember, has been with us since July 22, 2009. An operating system that has become the most popular to date and that has managed to defeat later versions such as Windows 8 or Windows 8.1.

The growth of Windows 10, however, has been slower than expected In fact, Microsoft might have expected a higher rate of adoption of your new proposal. Excluding Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, which proved to be no rival, the target to beat was Windows 7, which is present on a large number of machines.

According to StatCounter, Windows 10 is now running on 42.78% of computers, up a further 1.09% than the previous month.This makes it surpass Windows 7, as it remains at a 41.86% market share, losing 0.03% compared to the previous month. The rest of the versions of Windows are already far behind in numbers. So Windows 8.1 remains at 8.72% market share, Windows XP (the grandfather of the range) is still present with 3.36% of the market, Windows 8 drops 0.42% to stagnate at 2.44 % of the market and Windows Vista rises 0.04% to achieve 0.74%.

The growth of Windows 10 has been slow. It has had a hard time convincing users to make the jump from Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 to this new, more modern version. In fact, it took almost a year to reach 350 million computers in which they have the system. Now, after more than two years, it is present in more than 600 million machines

Source | StatCounter Via | Venture beat