Is Microsoft's Windows 8 a Failure? By Scalper1 | August 5, 2014 0 Comment Scalper1 News Market share for Microsoft ‘s latest operating system Windows 8 is going in the wrong direction. In July, the two versions of the operating system, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, ran on 12.5% of desktops Scalper1 News Scalper1 News Related posts: Windows 8 use flatlines, unchanged for 2nd straight month Microsoft to end free Windows 7 support in six months Windows 8 not getting boost from end of XP support Windows XP users cling to their old operating system