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Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows 8 operating system has hit a wall in terms of adoption. The maligned PC software flat-lined at 12.5% market share for the second straight month in July. And that’s after dropping from 12.6% in May, according to Net Applications. Windows 8 hasn’t benefited from the recent surge in PC sales because those have been mostly commercial PCs using the respected Windows 7 operating system. Windows 8 scrapped the familiar Windows 7 desktop in favor of big boxy icons and controls optimized for touch-screens, even though most PCs don’t have them. Meanwhile, Windows 7 continues to climb in usage, Net Applications reported. Windows 7 machines made up 51.2% of PCs on the Internet last month, up from 50.6% in June. The second most popular PC operating system remains Windows XP, even though Microsoft ended support for 12-year-old operating system on April 8. Windows XP accounted for 24.8% of… Scalper1 News
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