Percentage of PCs running Windows 8 fell in June

By | July 1, 2014

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Windows 8 is so unloved that the percentage of PCs running the operating system dipped in June from May. The percentage of PCs on the Internet running Microsoft ‘s (MSFT) Windows 8 dropped to 12.54% in June from 12.64% in May, Net Applications reported Tuesday. As Windows XP users upgrade from their out-of-date operating system, many are deciding to run Windows 7 instead of the latest release. Microsoft ended support for the 12-year-old Windows XP on April 8. It is no longer providing security updates for the software and has urged users to move to a modern PC operating system. In June, Windows 7 ran 50.6% of PCs on the Internet, up from 50.1% in May. Windows 7 came out more than four years ago, in October 2009, replacing the despised Windows Vista. Twenty months after its release Windows 7 was running 28.7% of PCs on the Internet, compared… Scalper1 News

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