According to Computerworld, the giant in the OS market that we know as Microsoft Windows has crossed a milestone with its latest version. Windows 7 now runs on 20 percent of the computers on the planet. Meanwhile, its troubled predecessor - Windows Vista - has declined to 12.1 percent currently from the 18.8 percent adoption rate in October 2009.
One reason for this achievement could be the widespread adoption of Windows 7 as the pre-installed OS on branded desktops and laptops. Even Netbooks, which were sold with the ancient-grade Windows XP for a long time, are now seen with Windows 7 Starter Edition being bundled instead. Windows still may be the most dominant OS in the market, but its overall usage share is slipping point-by-point. Apparently, its losses are gained by hugely popular mobile OSes like Apple's iOS or Google's Android.
The Mac OS X usage stayed constant at 5 percent. Windows XP may be 9 years old, but it still rules the roost at 56.7 percent share. Lastly, despite having thousands of different flavors and being entirely free, Linux still appears only on 0.96 percent of the OS market share. You can click here to track a month-by-month account.
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