While Windows 10 adoption continues to make strides among consumers, the same is not true for businesses, where upgrading to a new operating system system is usually a more complex process involving endless app compatibility tests and possible hardware upgrades (hardware).
A survey conducted by Spiceworks shows that enterprise adoption of Windows 10 is still progressing much slower than Microsoft expected, with Windows 7 still the preferred choice.
Συγκεκριμένα, η Spiceworks αναφέρει ότι τα Windοws 7 είναι η κορυφαία choice στον τομέα των επιχειρήσεων με ένα ποσοστό που φτάνει τα 69%, ενώ τα Windows XP έρχονται δεύτερα με ποσοστό 14 τοις εκατό. Τα Windows 10 είναι στην τρίτη θέση με 9 τοις εκατό, και ακολουθούν τα Windows 8 με 5 τοις εκατό, το Mac OS, το Vista, και άλλα, με 1 τοις εκατό το καθένα.
Με άλλα λόγια, τα Windοws XP έχουν περισσότερους χρήστες στην αγορά των επιχειρήσεων από τα Windοws 10, αν και διάθεση του λειτουργικού ξεκίνησε το 2001 και οι ενημερώσεις και τα patches security they stopped circulating on April 8, 2014.
Regarding Window OS penetration rate, research shows that 9% of businesses still use Windowws Vista (the penetration rate represents the percentage of companies performing at least once a new operating system installation).
In addition, 52% of businesses continue to run Window XP in at least one system, while Window 7 reaches 87 percent.
"As expected, Windows 7 still has the highest penetration rate among businesses worldwide with a rate of up to 87%, but in the near future it could lose a fairly large share. As we approach the two years since the release of Windows 10 (July 29, 2015), the data presented by Spiceworks show that 54% of businesses worldwide have adopted Windows 10, using their network. "
Please note that Windows Vista support is approaching the end of April 11 and that Windows XP has stopped supporting 2014. So Window 7, Window 8.1 and Window 10 are the only versions that businesses can use for more security.