Windows 8 climbs to 3.82% market share as of April 2013, up by 0.65%
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April 2013 has come to a close and its time to take a look at how well Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system is doing in terms of market share. According to data from NetApplications, Windows 8 holds a 3.82% market share in the desktop operating system arena as of April 2013, up by 0.65% compared to March of 2013.
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The data also shows that Windows 7 remains at the top spot with a 44.72% market share, down from 44.73% the previous month. Windows XP remains in the second place spot with a 38.31% market share, down from 38.73%. Windows Vista holds a 4.75% market share, down from 4.99% the previous month.
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Windows 8 RT Touch actually dropped from 0.02% market share to 0% share, while Windows 8 Touch remained at 0.02%. We are not sure what NetApplications considers a “Windows 8 RT Touch” device. Perhaps the Surface RT falls in this category. Whatever it is, the market share isn’t all that great.
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As you can see, all previous editions of Windows have dropped in market share, except for Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system. This is obviously great news for the company and we expect this market share percentage to grow over time.
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Further reading: Microsoft, Windows 8
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