It’s been a fortnight since Windows 7 was officially launched worldwide. It now makes up more than 3.6 per cent of all PCs tracked by research firm Net Applications.
Net Applications tracks operating system (OS) usage statistics through information reported by internet browser software. On October 21, the day before the official launch, Windows 7 usage was at 1.89 per cent, according to Channel Register. By launch day, the number hit 1.99 per cent, rising to 3.67 percent it hit on November 1.
Throughout October, various versions of Windows made up 92.52 percent of the browsing market, with the Mac OS X taking 5.27 per cent, and Linux at 0.96 per cent. Despite the steadily growing Windows 7 share, Microsoft's OS as a whole have been falling as Windows had nearly 94 per cent of the market in December 2008. Share of Mac OS X and mobile browsers appears to have modestly risen in its place.
Macs are perfectly fine. I have Snow Leopard running on my MacBook Pro. Great OS, not without it's issues, but great nonetheless.
I also have Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro as well, and I've built several computers with W7. It is a very solid operating system, and I am not hesitant on saying that it is indeed on par with OS X in terms of usability, speed and stability. Microsoft closed the gap between the 2 operating systems; but Apple isn't one to sit around like Microsoft did with XP. Which means MS will need to continue pushing forward with releases of Windows.
Macs are BULL SH!T. Ok, they run fine, but SO DOES WINDOWS! They are pointless for 99% of people! If Apple was really doing so great, those retarded ImAMac commercials should have had 50% of the market share by now. After years, and years, and YEAR they only gain another couple of percent. Big deal!
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