Star Windows 7 Hits 3% Market Share, Approaches 4%
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 2nd Nov 2009 23:59 UTC
Windows Windows 7 has been out and about for little over a week now, and as it turns out, Microsoft's new baby is doing relatively well. That is, according to the figures by NetApplications: Windows 7 already reached the 3% mark this weekend, and is already closing in on the 4% mark.
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RE[10]: Windows market share
by tomcat on Wed 4th Nov 2009 03:30 UTC in reply to "RE[9]: Windows market share"
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Give people a fair choice of available alternatives, at their actual prices, let them see their choices side-by-side in direct value-for-money comparisons, and then let them choose. That is a free market consumer choice, and nothing else


You're confused about who operating system customers are. Let me enlighten you: OEMs are OS customers, not consumers. Consumers buy WHOLE COMPUTERS, not operating systems. OEMs account for 99% of all OS sales/installs, and OEMs are free to sell whatever they like to consumers. They aren't bound by Microsoft in any way. You would think that Linux would be more attractive to OEMs, but they can't seem to sell Linux -- even when it's priced at zero. Sure, blame the OEM, if you like, but don't try to argue that the market isn't free. You just don't like the fact that the market backed a different product.

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