Η support of Windows XP and Windows 7 has already stopped, and Microsoft now deals almost exclusively with Windows 10 (Windows 8.1 will continue to receive updates until 2023).
Although the company recommends everyone to upgrade their system to Windows 10, there are many who prefer an older version.
A GIF set posted This week on reddit it shows how the adoption of each version of Windows has increased and decreased over the last 17 years, highlighting the upgrades that users make after each new release of Windows.
In 2003, Windows XP was apparently the first version of Windows – in fact, Windows XP is still in use today, despite no longer receiving updates as of April 2014. Windows XP was released in 2001 and continues to be mostly to Appliances businesses or government agencies with limited network access.
The Windows Vista, on the other hand, which have been cited as Microsoft's biggest failure, never went far. But soon after, Microsoft released Windows 7, which is still considered the most successful version of Windows ever. Windows 7 continued to dominate the ecosystemsystem of Windows even after the release of Windows 8 by Microsoft in 2012.
Windows 8 was the first modern version of Windows to attempt to introduce support for touch devices, bringing new features such as the Microsoft Store and Metro applications. At the same time, it removed popular features such as the "Start" menu. This approach, however, did not go far and many stayed with Windows 7.
To mention that many tried to resist the information on Windows 10, but now that Windows 7 is no longer supported, upgrading seems to be a one-way street. Check out the GIF below.
