{"id":301516,"date":"2019-04-06T07:01:21","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T05:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=301516"},"modified":"2019-04-06T07:02:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T05:02:42","slug":"windows-7-is-finally-dying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/301516-windows-7-is-finally-dying.html","title":{"rendered":"Windows 7 is finally dying"},"content":{"rendered":"

At long last, Windows 7 users are beginning to drop the operating system in favour of newer versions.<\/p>\n

This trend is reflected in the latest data from NetMarketShare<\/strong><\/a>, which shows that the adoption of Windows 10 continues to increase as more Windows 7 users heed Microsoft’s warning regarding the operating system’s impending loss of support.<\/p>\n

Windows 10 first overtook Windows 7 in terms of market share in December 2018, despite its release over three years earlier in June 2015.<\/p>\n

This shows the extremely slow uptake of the software by Windows users, which is especially dismal compared to the rapid adoption of new software versions by Mac and iOS users.<\/p>\n

Windows 7 has now finally started to lose larger chunks of market share, however,\u00a0making way for the mass adoption of Windows 10.<\/p>\n

Market share<\/h3>\n

Windows 7 adoption is at its lowest point ever recorded on NetMarketShare and the ageing operating system finally looks to be going the way of Windows 8.1 and XP.<\/p>\n

A slight resurgence in Windows 7 adoption near the end of the year pointed towards the OS sticking out the competition for a bit longer, but the adoption has since dropped off steeply to a point where recovery is unlikely.<\/p>\n

Older Windows operating systems such as Windows 8.1 and XP remain at around 4% and 2% market share respectively.<\/p>\n

The market share of the four most popular Windows operating systems over the last six months is shown in the table below.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Operating System<\/th>\nOct 2018<\/th>\nNov 2018<\/th>\nDec 2018<\/th>\nJan 2019<\/th>\nFeb 2019<\/th>\nMar 2019<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Windows 10<\/strong><\/td>\n38.28%<\/td>\n38.14%<\/td>\n39.22%<\/td>\n40.90%<\/td>\n40.30%<\/td>\n43.62%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 7<\/strong><\/td>\n39.35%<\/td>\n38.89%<\/td>\n36.90%<\/td>\n37.19%<\/td>\n38.41%<\/td>\n36.52%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows 8.1<\/strong><\/td>\n4.90%<\/td>\n4.59%<\/td>\n4.45%<\/td>\n4.34%<\/td>\n4.37%<\/td>\n4.13%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windows XP<\/strong><\/td>\n3.60%<\/td>\n4.23%<\/td>\n4.54%<\/td>\n2.76%<\/td>\n3.34%<\/td>\n2.29%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

End of life<\/h3>\n

While history shows that users are slow to give up<\/strong><\/a> on older Windows operating systems, Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue extended support for Windows 7 in January 2020.<\/p>\n

This means that users who insist on remaining with the shelved operating system will no longer receive critical security and quality-of-life updates.<\/p>\n

Mainstream support for the original version of Windows 7 ended on 9 April 2013, while mainstream support for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 ended on 13 January 2015.<\/p>\n

It will take a long time before the operating system fades into obscurity, though.<\/p>\n

Now read: WhatsApp is working on a dark mode<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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