Η support of Windows XP and Windows 7 has already stopped, and Microsoft is now dealing 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 weekteam on reddit shows how adoption of each version of Windows has risen and fallen over the past 17 years, highlighting the upgrades users make after each new Windows release.
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 on enterprise or government devices services with limited network access.
The Windows Vista, on the other hand, which have been reported as Microsoft 's biggest failure, never went away. But soon after, Microsoft released Windows 7, which is still considered the most successful version of Windows ever. Windows 7 continued to dominate the Windows ecosystem 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-enabled devices, bringing new features such as the Microsoft Store and Metro apps. At the same time, it removed popular features such as the menu “Starts". This approach didn't go far though, and too many people stuck 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.
