The accelerating decline of XP is probably being helped along by Windows 8.1 not being quite as dreadful as Windows 8 for Desktop users, too. It’s around that time: It’s now been four years since Windows 7 was released, and with no sign of a Service Pack 2, it’s time for those five-year-old XP machines to receive the dreaded Upgrade Cycle. The rapid decline of Windows XP is probably due to enterprises finally getting around to rolling out Windows 7 and Windows 8. Yet, Window’s popularity doesn’t necessarily. According to the recent data (April 2021), Windows has 74.96 of the market share, macOS has 16.02, and Linux has 2.18. macOS comes in 2nd place, with Linux coming in at a distant 3rd. ![]() Ubuntu and Mint continue to grow in popularity, and Valve’s investment in Steam for Linux is probably helping too. While there are several available OS, the one that dominates the market is Microsoft Windows Operating System. As we recently reported, NetMarketShare doesn’t break out Chrome OS, so it’s possible that it’s being counted as Linux. According to NetMarketShare, Linux has been floating around the 1% mark for a long time - until the last few months, where it has fairly rapidly progressed to 1.73%. ![]() Linux’s small but relatively huge gain from 1.56% to 1.73% is probably more interesting than the moves made by Windows 8/8.1. Maybe Valve’s Linux efforts, including the Steam Machine, are boosting Linux’s market share?
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