Windows 8.1 leaves Mac OS X 10.9 behind in the race of desktop OS

The latest Operating System by Microsoft has taken over the OS industry by storm. It’s the ‘Windows 8.1’, which has taken over majority of the OS traffic that exists today.

As per stats, Windows 8.1 is the fifth most popular operating system for desktops, for details, stats below shows the same:

• Windows 7- 46.64%
• Windows XP- 31.22%
• Windows 8- 6.66%
• Windows Vista- 3.57%
• Windows 8.1- 2.64%
• Mac OS X 10.9- 2.42%
• Mac OS X 10.8- 1.85%
• Other OS – 4.98%

For the month of November, the latest operating system from Microsoft, Windows 8.1 snagged 2.64% traffic of all OS for desktop. The number was pretty better than what was seen in October, which was 1.72% and 0.87% in September.

This rise pushed Windows 8.1 just behind Windows Vista with a 3.7% share and ahead of the Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, which earned a 2.42% share.

The preview edition of Windows 8.1 was released in June, while the official launch took place in October. The upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 is free and the latter is an improved version of all its predecessors.

The share of traffic for Windows 8 began falling in November, when users started migrating to the successor OS. Combined, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 managed a market share of 9.3%. This was above Windows Vista, which managed a distant third place against Windows 7 and Windows XP on 1^st and 2^nd respectively.

For XP, meanwhile, the OS has been seen losing its charm since August 2012, when Windows 7 started dominating the OS screen. XP’s fan following still seems to remain, with this 12-year old OS remaining a popular choice among home and business users. Microsoft has announced cutting down support for XP in April 2014 though; let’s see what change this would bring on XP’s popularity and Microsoft’s users.

About Author: Herry Willson is a Tech support expert who works for SupportMart, leading technical support Company in the US. They Provide support for all brand's antivirus, computer, desktops, laptops and Printers. You can get in touch with them at 1800 793 7521 toll free.