Windows 8 is certainly polarizing but it’s certainly started to gain momentum over the last month. The latest numbers from Net Applications show that Windows 8 machines accounted for 7.4% of all desktop computers in August 2013, up two percentage points from July when they accounted for 5.4% of all desktops. The rise is Windows 8 adoption has coincided with a fall in use for Windows XP, which saw its share of desktop computers fall from 37.2% to 33.7% between July and August, a drop of 3.5 percentage points. Since Microsoft plans to drop support for Windows XP next year, the platform’s market share plunge should only accelerate more in the coming months.
Windows 8 adoption starts gaining steam while XP use tumbles
Published Sep 2nd, 2013 3:05PM EDT
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Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.
