Windows 7 Too hard to die

Microsoft is scheduled to end support for Windows 7 on January 14. It's been about a month since 1 and one would expect that the majority of users have already upgraded to Windows 10.Windows 7

However, according to with the new elements NetMarketShare for October - November, this is not the case, as the market share of Windows 7 decreased slightly last month.

What's even worse for Microsoft is that Windows 10 scored a small σε μια εποχή που υποτίθεται ότι θα μπορούσαν να επωφεληθούν από το of Windows 7.

More specifically, Windows 10 remains the number one desktop operating system, but its usage dropped from 54,30% to 53,81%. Windows 7 was still second in choice, and the drop in adoption rate appears to be much more than Microsoft expected. Windows 7's market share fell from 26,94% in October to 26,90% in November.

Operating systems for non-Windows desktops are far behind the charts. MacOS 10.14 is the first non-Windows platform in November with 4.62% market share. Immediately afterwards follows macOS 10.15 with 3.11% ..

Linux is at 1,16%, according to the same source.

The switch from 7 to Windows will take much longer than Microsoft had anticipated, due to the fact that more than 1 on 4 computers run on the 2009 operating system. Home users may decide to switch functionality, but businesses using Windows 7 face more problems, such as hardware incompatibilities and specialized software.

Dell recently revealed that Intel chip delays may affect Windows 7 upgrades to Windows 10, forcing some companies to upgrade to the new operating system later within 2020.

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