Windows 8 adoption rate falls way behind Windows Vista

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 12/29/2012 09:32 AM | source: | 78 comment(s)

More and more data arrives, it seems Windows 8 is indeed selling pretty bad despite the cheap upgrade offers. A new chart published by Net Applications shows that Windows 8's uptake trajectory fell behind Vista's for the first time this month. According to Net Applications, Windows 8's online usage share through Dec. 22 was 1.6% of all Windows PCs, an uptick from 1.2% of November. Windows 8 publicly launched on Oct. 26.

At the same two-month mark in Vista's release timetable, that OS accounted for 2.2% of all Windows systems, double the month prior.

Net Applications measures operating system usage by recording the specific operating system and version used by the machines of visitors to approximately 40,000 sites it monitors for clients.

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Ven0m
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#4489309 Posted on: 12/29/2012 10:40 AM

There may be many factors:
1. Bad Win8 reviews, be it honest or not.
2. Decline in desktops/laptop sells during Win8 lunch
3. Biased stats (2.5x greater iPhone market share compared to Android)

My vote? All of above, especially 3 and 2.

lucidus
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#4489310 Posted on: 12/29/2012 10:41 AM

Bad design

/Win8

Vtech
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#4489318 Posted on: 12/29/2012 11:06 AM

And I think Win8 have a great score at 1.6% market share, because many of us when needed to buy a new laptop doesn't have the option to choose between this crap and Win7, cause they come pre-installed with Windows 8 (not pro) and this version don´t have downgrade option.

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#4489320 Posted on: 12/29/2012 11:08 AM

Design is the main factor and reason why i'm skipping it. Btw i didn't skip vista, i used it since it was released.

lucidus
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#4489322 Posted on: 12/29/2012 11:12 AM

Design is the main factor and reason why i'm skipping it. Btw i didn't skip vista, i used it since it was released.

Same here, I was on Vista myself until 7 hit RTM.

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