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share: digg facebook twitter Microsoft has sold 350 million Windows 7 licenses in the 18 months since releasing the operating system, the company announced today. About two weeks ago, Windows 7 overtook Windows XP as the most-used OS in the United States, according to numbers from StatCounter –...

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Just six months after its release, Windows 7 is now installed on one in 10 of the world's PCs, Microsoft has confirmed. More...

News Analysis: A lot of chatter emanating from Microsoft headquarters indicates Windows 8 could be released as early as next year. Microsoft needs to make sure that it doesn’t stumble with this new generation coming as it seems close on the heels of the successful Windows 7. As 2011 continues to...

It’s been 18 months since Windows 7 hit retail availability and Microsoft will this week be celebrating the fact that it’s finally the most popular OS in the United States. More...

Windows 7 has surpassed its decade-old predecessor, Windows XP, to take the crown as the top OS in the U.S. Link Removed

While one source says that for the first time since its release in October 2009, Windows 7 has surpassed XP in U.S. market share, another wholeheartedly disagrees. Link Removed

Windows 7 has finally assumed its rightful place on the desktop operating system throne -- usurping Windows XP for the first time. Granted, Windows 7 reign only covers the United States, but it is still a significant milestone on the path to becoming the number one OS globally. Link Removed

There are still a lot of people out there running Windows XP, whether it’s because they prefer it, or they’re stuck in an office or other workplace that doesn’t support anything but it, or they rely on applications that only run in Windows XP. Still, slowly but surely, Windows 7 has been...

Use of Windows 7 pulls ahead of Windows XP for first time, Web analytics firm says. Link Removed

For many people, Windows XP was king. Even so far as last year, it still held a dominant position in terms of market share. However, Windows 7 has been converting many people and soon it should take the top spot in terms of overall US market share . Last year, Windows XP had a market share of...

Winodws 7 has surpassed its decade-old predecessor Windows XP to take the crown as the top OS in the United States. More...

Winodws 7 has surpassed its decade-old predecessor Windows XP to take the crown as the top OS in the United States. Link Removed

Apple's market share still to slide. More...

There are still a lot of people out there running Windows XP, whether it’s because they prefer it, or they’re stuck in an office or other workplace that doesn’t support anything but it, or they rely on applications that only run in Windows XP. Still, slowly but surely, Windows 7 has been...

As recently as a year ago, Windows XP was the kingpin of PCs in the US with 43.1 percent market share. But that's rapidly changing. StatCounter shows that while Mac OS X is creeping up slightly and Windows Vista continues its death march, Windows 7 is on the rise, steadily closing the gap with...

Computerworld - Windows 7 has passed the 10-year-old Windows XP in U.S. usage share, according to data from an Irish Web analytics company. In the first 10 days of April, Windows 7's average daily share was 32.2% as measured by StatCounter, besting XP's average of 30.7%. Link Removed due to 404...

Someone get the party balloons and slap a big "7" on them, for Windows 7 has finally overtaken its younger brother, Windows XP, in U.S. desktop market share. More...

It was bound to happen, no matter how hard people tried to hold on to a 10 year old operating system. Word came today from Pingdom that Windows 7 has finally surpassed Windows XP in the U.S. As of April Windows 7 has 31.71% of the desktop operating system market whereas Windows XP is now [...]...

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