Windows XP, undoubtedly, still remains one of the most successful operating systems Microsoft ever released. Though pretty admirable, Windows 7 has not been able to attract as much users as Windows XP did. According to reports, Microsoft managed to sell over 150 million copies of Windows 7 by June last year. Despite of these encouraging figures, both Windows 7 and Vista users combined equal half as much user base Windows XP enjoys alone.
Recently, an analysis report from Netmarketsharing reveals that Windows XP portrays around 62% user base compared to 15% of Windows Vista and 7 each. Though Windows XP is gradually loosing its strong ground, it will probably take another 2-4 years for the changes to be significant enough. The simplicity and availability (you may think piracy) of Windows XP are the key factors for which consumers no longer need/want to spend any extra pennies.
Microsoft is somehow itself responsible for XP’s stronghold. Firstly, it took Microsoft five years to release Windows Vista. When Vista flopped, XP became even stickier like crazy glue making its way into SP3. Now, Microsoft is insisting consumers to upgrade their beloved OS to Windows 7 for recovering some lost returns. However, a sudden change is highly unlikely to occur and Microsoft will probably have to wait until people get totally fed up or vendors stop selling computers with Windows XP downgrade option.
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