Although the adoption of Windows 10 συνεχίζει να κάνει προόδους στους καταναλωτές, δεν συμβαίνει το ίδιο στις επιχειρήσεις, όπου η αναβάθμιση σε νέο functional system is usually a more complex process that includes endless application compatibility tests and possible hardware upgrades.
A research conducted by Spiceworks shows that enterprise adoption of Windows 10 is still progressing much slower than Microsoft expected, while Windows 7 is still the preferred choice.
Specifically, Spiceworks reports that Windows 7 is the top choice in the business sector with a percentage of up to 69%, while Windows XP they come second at 14 percent. Windows 10 is in third place with 9 percent, followed by Windows 8 with 5 percent, Mac OS, Vista, and others with 1 percent each.
In other words, Window XP has more users in the business market than Window 10, although 2001's launch started, and security updates and patches stopped running on 8 April 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.
