Windows XP market share dips below 50%

[Simon]

Windows XP is no longer the operating system used by the majority of computer users, according to new figures from Net Applications.

The decade-old operating system's share of the worldwide market dipped marginally below the 50% figure in July, according to the web stats firm, as its decline begins to accelerate.

It is still by far the most used operating system, recording a worldwide market share of 49.69% in July, down from 51.13% in June. Windows 7 is firmly entrenched in second place with 27.92% of the market, with the declining Windows Vista holding third with 9.27%.

However, Windows' overall grip on the market is beginning to wane. The combined Windows OSes boasted 91.32% of the market in July 2010, but that's been reduced to 87.6% a year later.

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[Rik]

That's really interesting. Vista is either being abandoned in droves or never really took off, XP still dominates and MS are losing market share, but only partly to Apple. That begs the question is it Linux or Android that's making progress?

[Steve]

I guess with iOS at 3% Mac OS X at 5.6% that leaves 3.8% for Linux and Android.