Windows 10 continues to gain market share in latest global OS numbers

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Windows 10 continues to make a slow but steady rise in PC installs. The latest numbers from Net Applications show Microsoft's latest OS was used by 12.82% of all PCs worldwide in February 2016, That's up nearly a full percentage point compared to January 2016, where it had an 11.84% market share.

Windows 7 continues to be the number one PC OS worldwide, with a 52.34% share in February, a slight drop compared to its 52.4% share in January. Windows XP, which Microsoft no longer supports, is in third place with 11.24% in February, down from 11.4% in January. Windows 8.1 is in fourth place with 9.83% in February, compared to 10.4% in January.

Source: Net Applications

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