Since launching in late October last year, Windows 8 has slowly raked up a substantial little market share for itself. But even as Microsoft is gearing to launch Windows 8.1, Windows 7 is showing no signs of slowing down.
Multiple reports have confirmed that the older version of Windows remains a very appealing product for buyers across the globe — particularly users that are planning to upgrade their systems.
Windows 7 currently commands a market share of over 44 percent.
And according to Aristeo Torres of Post Computer Systems in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, these numbers make a world of sense as buyers are continually choosing this operating system — even as the said vendor has introduced Windows 8 and is ready to offer Windows 8.1.
Talking to CRN, Torres confirmed a growth in hardware sales, saying:
“We’ve seen recent growth in hardware sales, and Windows 8 is actually driving — but not because we’re selling Windows 8.
The great majority of customers that are buying hardware from us are buying Windows 7 machines. And, our sales are being driven by the fact that Windows 8 was such a radical departure.”
All said and done, this is not something Redmond would terribly mind.
The company’s biggest challenge right now is to move users away from Windows XP to a newer platform, and whether it is Windows 7 or Windows 8 matters little in the immediate scheme of things.
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That’s what people don’t get. People are going to buy Windows 8.x. It might not reach XP usage in the next 6 months, but as long as people are getting something with a Windows OS on it, Microsoft will be just fine. Also Windows 8.x use will increase the closer we get to and after we pass support for Windows XP
Not only analysts can make predictions, here is mine, XP support will end and it’s percentage in the market will remain about the same, just a small drop maybe 8%.