{"id":7981,"date":"2015-04-02T13:47:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T17:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=7981"},"modified":"2015-04-02T13:47:35","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T17:47:35","slug":"a-year-after-its-demise-windows-xp-still-has-more-users-than-windows-8-and-8-1-combined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2015\/04\/02\/a-year-after-its-demise-windows-xp-still-has-more-users-than-windows-8-and-8-1-combined\/","title":{"rendered":"A year after its demise, Windows XP still has more users than Windows 8 and 8.1 combined"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the upcoming anniversary of Windows XP reaching the end of its life, the OS still has more users than Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 combined.<\/p>\n

According to NetMarketShare, Windows XP still holds a market share of 16.94% as of March 2015. In the same report it shows that Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 hold a combined market share of 14.07%. While Windows XP narrowly holds on to its pole position, its gradual decline suggests that users are finally ready to let go of the antiquated operating system.<\/p>\n

The results above are a far cry from the numbers that we saw in a similar report in September 2014. Data for August indicated that XP still had a fairly large following at 23.89%.<\/p>\n

We can reasonably expect that Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows XP will see a heavy decline in market share when the much-anticipated Windows 10 makes its debut during the summer. Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users for the first year.<\/p>\n

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