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The Death of XP is Neigh as Windows 7 Surpasses it in the U.S.

Steven Hodson | April 8th
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It was bound to happen, no matter how hard people tried to hold on to a 10 year old operating system. Word came today from Pingdom that Windows 7 has finally surpassed Windows XP in the U.S.

As of April Windows 7 has 31.71% of the desktop operating system market whereas Windows XP is now down to 31.56%.

Granted the numbers are pretty close together, but it does show that Windows 7 is slowly displacing Microsoft’s most popular operating system. This shift isn’t happening only in the U.S. but also in several other countries around the world:

  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Sweden

[Cross-posted at Winextra]

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About Steven Hodson

In his own words, Steven Hodson is "just a cranky old fart who has been around the computer industry for more years than I can count." He doesn't like PR spin and "fanbois" irritates him to no end. While he is a Microsoft enthusiast, he is not an apologist, and has no qualms about giving leveling criticism where it's deserved.
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