Microsoft Windows 10 Gets 9 Percent PC OS Market Share In November; New Platform Is Top 4 Worldwide
While Microsoft's Windows 10 has been predicted by Gartner to be the most widely installed Windows ever, it is getting 9 percent share of the worldwide PC OS market on November 2015, compared to 7.94 percent in October and 6.63 percent in September. Research firm Net Applications, which monitors OS usage from websites gave the figures on Dec. 1, reported Windows Central.
Despite the surge, Microsoft Windows 10 is still no. 4 among all PC OS worldwide. The list has Windows 7 occupying the first spot with 56.1 percent in November, and 55.77 percent in October. Second is Windows 8.1 with 11.5 percent last month and 10.68 percent in October. Landing third is Windows XP which is no longer supported by Microsoft. It has 10.58 percent and 11.68 percent in November and October.
Windows 8 trails Windows 10 in fifth place with 2.88 percent, while Windows Vista is behind OS X 10.11 and 10.11, with 1.61 percent. These two platforms are still supported by Microsoft Corporation.
During the Microsoft event in early October when it introduced Lumia 950, 950X, Surface Pro 4 and Book, Microsoft's update on Windows 10 usage was that it was running on 110 million devices after about three months since launched on July 29. Windows Central said, that number is already much higher by now.
CNET reckoned that Windows 10 had an initial share of 5.2 percent in August. The slow adoption of Windows 10 comes as the Redmond-based tech company has to prove that it is user-friendly and appealing after the Windows 8 misfortune.
Consumers hesitated to adopt Windows 8, hence, Microsoft offers Windows 10 to Windows 7 users, though it will only be free for the first year. After which, the operating system will cost $119 and $199 for the Home Edition and Pro versions.
The new platform is designed to run on various devices from desktop to smartphones to computer tablets. Microsoft expects that Windows 10 will grab more users. Windows 10 brings back the much-loved Start menu, while adding digital assistant Cortana, Edge browser and other enhancements.
