Windows 7 Grabs One-Tenth of Market
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After the disappointing performance of Vista, software giant Microsoft needed a success. It pinned its hopes on Windows 7, and it looks like that bet is paying off. Keep reading for a look at the numbers.
The latest operating system from Microsoft was released on October 22, 2009. Despite the proximity to Halloween, there have been relatively few horror stories associated with the OS; indeed, many users say that Windows 7 is everything Vista was supposed to be, but wasn't. It's no wonder, then, that it just passed the 10 percent mark.
That's right, Windows 7 is now being used on one in every 10 computers. Not surprisingly, the OS's uptake is greatest in the Redmond area, where Microsoft is headquartered. In that area, more than 40 percent of computers run Windows 7. Indeed, Microsoft said in its earnings report that it has sold more than 60 million licenses for the operating system, making Windows 7 its fastest growing operating system of all time.
To put this in perspective, let's compare it with Vista. One month after release, Windows 7 held a four percent market share – a feat that took Vista a long, painful seven months to achieve. Even today, Vista holds less than 20 percent of the operating systems market. It's certainly possible that Windows 7 will surpass Vista before the middle of this year. If that happens, it would achieve, in less than one year, a milestone that took Vista three years to attain.
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