Windows 10 Overtakes Windows 7 for the Very First Time in the United States

One of Microsoft’s biggest challenges these days is to move people off Windows 7, and it appears that at least in the United States, this mission is partially successful.

Data provided by StatCounter for the month of January 2017 indicates that Windows 10 has managed to overtake Windows 7 in Microsoft’s home market, reaching a market share of 30.99 percent, as compared to 30.98 percent for its 2009 predecessor.

For what it’s worth, macOS is the third operating system in the chart with 19.51 percent, followed by Windows 8.1 with 5.92 percent, and Windows 8 with 3.74 percent. Chrome OS is the surprising appearance this time with 3.04 percent of the market, while Windows XP is finally declining and is now at 2.07 percent.

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