Windows 8 exceeds Vista

According to a company audience measurement, the use of Windows 8 has risen sharply during the summer to exceed Vista. The OS has been boosted by downloading the preview of its Windows Update 8.1 days.

For audience measurement company, Net Applications, the market share of Windows 8 rose 2.5 points in August to 8.4%, almost double compared to June. Net Applications measures Hearings OS counting unique visitors to 40,000 websites. If Windows 8 has grown, it remains far behind Windows 7 that displays 41.5% market share. By comparison, 10 months after its launch in October 2009, Seven showed 17.3% market share, more than double compared to Windows 8.

We know little about the reasons for this surge. Downloading the preview version of Windows Update 8.1 has contributed about 0.3% off according to Net Applications. Some emphasize the lower prices of tablets Surface and Surface Pro. The decline in the use of Windows XP 33.66% can also be an explanation to the end of the scheduled May 2014 support.

The StatCounter analysis firm, he does not see the same dramatic increase in Windows 8. He works on a web site more important than Net Applications and notes that the latest OS from Microsoft has increased by only 0.4 percentage points to 7% market share in August. I must say that Windows 8 is facing a challenging environment with a PC market downturn and the rapid development of tablets (iOS and Android) to the general public and businesses. The Redmond company now turns its hopes on the Windows 8.1 will be launched on October 17 to appeal to both the general public and the business day.