Win 7 and XP are the biggest losers with Windows 10's rapid growth
Win 7 and XP are the biggest losers with Windows 10's rapid growth
Posted: 29 Nov 2015
Windows 7 and XP are the biggest losers with Windows 10's rapid growth - US Government
The latest data from the massive United States Digital Analytics program shows that Windows 10 usage has climbed sharply, with older versions, including Windows 7 and Windows XP, dropping steeply. The only other desktop platform showing signs of growth is Chrome OS.
Since its launch into the public sphere earlier this year, Windows 10 has been gaining users in leaps and bounds. The data we've seen coming out from various sources, such as Net Applications, has been backed up by the US Government's Digital Analytics Program (DAP) which suggests that among Windows users, 12.4% of them are running Windows 10 - up from 8% in August.
While I never used either of them (XP through September for me), I'm surprised that Vista continues to have a larger share than W8. I suppose it confirms how much people disliked W8!
XP seems to be installed on a lot of embedded devices like instant tellers. And running legacy programs on systems with no internet access. Programs that won't run on any newer OS. It could take ages to kill off XP. Windows 2000 was my all time favorite OS for a long time. I eventually moved to XP but wouldn't actually say it was better. 7 just seemed to be more of the same. I didn't like 8.0 all that much. 8.1 IMHO was a big improvement and had me wanting to run it. A lot of people that hated 8 likely never bothered to even try 8.1 or 10. I'm running 10. Some things I like some I don't. The I like out weigh the I don't so it's a keeper. I much prefer the Windows 8.1 Start Screen/All Apps Screen versus the Windows 10 Start Screen/All Apps menu. I can live with it but IMHO it's a step backward and awkward to use.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi 4B OS: Windows 10 IoT CPU: Broadcom BCM2711B0 quad-core A72 (ARMv8-A) 64-bit @ 1.5GHz Motherboard: Raspberry Pi Model 4B Memory: 4GB LPDDR4 SDRAM Graphics Card: Broadcom VideoCore VI Sound Card: Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite video Monitor(s) Displays: 7 Inch Pi Foundation Touch Screen Screen Resolution: Two 4K displays at up to 4Kp30 or a single display at up to 4Kp60 Keyboard: Mini Wireless with touchpad Mouse: FT5406 10 point capacitive touchscreen PSU: USB C 5.1V @ 3A Case: Pibow Coupe Ninja Cooling: Heat Sink and Fan Shim. Hard Drives: 16 GB SanDisk Ultra Class 1 Micro SD card. Internet Speed: Gigabit Ethernet + 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac Browser: Edge Antivirus: non Other Info: Dual Micro HDMI
2 USB 2 ports and 2 USB 3 ports
40 GPIO pins
Bluetooth 5.0, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
Camera interface (CSI)
Display interface (DSI)
Micro SD card slot
I much prefer the Windows 8.1 Start Screen/All Apps Screen versus the Windows 10 Start Screen/All Apps menu. I can live with it but IMHO it's a step backward and awkward to use.
While I never used either of them (XP through September for me), I'm surprised that Vista continues to have a larger share than W8. I suppose it confirms how much people disliked W8!
No, not really. Win 8.1 came out for free, so people probably just upgraded to it:
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Laptop and Custom OS: Windows 10 Home and Pro CPU: Intel Motherboard: ASUS Memory: 6 GB + Graphics Card: Nvidia Cooling: Air and liquid Hard Drives: HDD and SSD Internet Speed: 12Mbps + Browser: MS Edge
IMHO, Windows 8 is okay when one keeps in mind it's best with a touch-screen display, seems the aim of Microsoft was to bring it into line with the other touch-screen things like cars, smartphones, household appliances, etc. I think they did not take into consideration the adverse feedback from folks that have been using computers for some time, didn't want their 'apple-cart' upset. Windows 8.1 was a step in the right direction to assuage those folks and Windows 10 is more a blend of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Touch-screen seems to be better on Notebooks that typically are used closer to a person's eyes while a Desktop monitor is frequently beyond a comfortable reach for one's fingers.
As with nearly every new version of an Operating System there are 'legacy' devices that won't work, have seen it since starting with MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 back in '92.
A lot of things not working is support for older devices require programmers to write the drivers but they need to be paid and if those older devices have been out of the marketing/supply channels too long there's no sales of them therefore there's no money to pay the programmers. Sure, it's a shame but also simply a matter of economics. There's a number of devices that have drivers included in Windows but they may not always be exactly correct for what a person has, does cause problems but it's up to what is supplied to Microsoft as to whether they work.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Customs, Dell, HP, ASUS OS: Win10 Pro and Home, Win11 Pro and Home, Win7, Linux Mint CPU: AMD and Intel Motherboard: Dell and Gigabyte Sound Card: Onboard Monitor(s) Displays: Dell 24" Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Hard Drives: SATA and NVMe SSDs and SATA HDDs Browser: Firefox, Edge, Chromium, Vivaldi, SeaMonkey Other Info: 4 computers on KVM switch
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Dell, HP, Toshiba, Lenovo OS: Win11 Pro, Win7, Win10 Home and Pro, Linux Mint, MS-DOS 6.20 w/Win3.1 CPU: AMD and Intel Monitor(s) Displays: 12", 13", 14", 15", 17" Browser: Firefox, Edge, Chromium [not Chrome], Vivaldi, SeaMonkey
I guess Windows 7 had to be the biggest causality, it being the market leader.
Also Windows 7 is not appearing on new computers unless specifically asked for and only then with custom PC makers, whereas Windows 10 is. Windows 8.1 is still on many laptops and desktops I see for sale, which may account for its relatively slow decline (which will accelerate as retailers sell out of pre loaded Windows 8.1 machines)
Windows 10 can ONLY increase it's market share being the new O.S. I suppose it could loose some market share but almost impossible, it's more likely to see reduction in up graders.
I am not surprised to see this. I was a Vista person for several years. I have had my share of time with windows xp and previous versions of windows. I did not really get much time with 8.1 before I switched this almost 1 year old pc to windows 10. As things get better with 10 I'm sure that's where people will go in the next few years.
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP 17- Ca1065cl OS: Windows 10 Home version 20H2 64bit OS Build 19042.1023 CPU: Ryzen5 3500U Memory: 12GB Graphics Card: AMD Radeon Vega Screen Resolution: 1600 x 900 Mouse: iHome Wireless Hard Drives: 1 TB Internet Speed: Charter Spectrum Cable WiFi Browser: Microsoft Edge Antivirus: Norton 360
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: DELL Inspiron 5400 AIO OS: Windows 10 Home 21H1 (0S BUILD 19043.1023) CPU: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz Memory: 16gb Graphics Card: Nvidia MX330 Monitor(s) Displays: 23.8 touch screen Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Keyboard: Dell Wireless Mouse: Dell Wireless Case: AIO Hard Drives: 1TB+SSD Internet Speed: Charter Spectrum Cable Browser: Microsoft Edge Antivirus: Norton 360
XP seems to be installed on a lot of embedded devices like instant tellers. And running legacy programs on systems with no internet access. Programs that won't run on any newer OS. It could take ages to kill off XP. Windows 2000 was my all time favorite OS for a long time. I eventually moved to XP but wouldn't actually say it was better. 7 just seemed to be more of the same. I didn't like 8.0 all that much. 8.1 IMHO was a big improvement and had me wanting to run it. A lot of people that hated 8 likely never bothered to even try 8.1 or 10. I'm running 10. Some things I like some I don't. The I like out weigh the I don't so it's a keeper. I much prefer the Windows 8.1 Start Screen/All Apps Screen versus the Windows 10 Start Screen/All Apps menu. I can live with it but IMHO it's a step backward and awkward to use.
Pretty much agree, other than Windows 10, I doubt I will ever use it, or by the time I try it will no longer be Windows 10.
I still believe if Windows 8, would have kept the Windows 7 style menu, Windows 10 would never have happened. Unfortunate, as I much prefer the Windows 8 metro interface over 10's.
My mom called me up today and told me she was on Windows 10 now and wanted to know if that was ok... lol
These numbers aren't really surprising when MS is forcing the upgrades... nor do they reflect, sometimes, that people even wanted the upgrade. In my mom's case she didn't even know what was going on.