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Windows 8.1 jumps to 1.72 percent market share

article published on 2 November, 2013

According to new figures from NetMarketshare, Microsoft saw their new Windows 8.1 operating system take 1.72 percent global market share, following its first few weeks of general availability. Overall, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 took 9.25 percent share, a tiny 0.36 percentage point gain from the month before. Windows 8 itself fell 0.49 percentage points month-over-month, due to upgrades. ... [ read the full article ]

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SomeBozo
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_ 		2. November 2013 @ 18:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The huge jump seems more like buyers remorse hoping the Win 8.1 would fix Win 8. I wouldn't jump too quickly that win 8.1 is such a success or that customers like as much as many users dissatisfaction with win 8.
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Bozobub
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_ 		2. November 2013 @ 20:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
1.72%..?! LOL

Why am I laughing? Because even though most new PCs are sold with Win8, this is the best market penetration they can achieve for the update? How many people who have Win8 don't install the free upgrade? I believe they should already be over 5%.

Utter failure, and deservedly so, in my opinion.
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