October Windows XP global share dropped below 20% for the first time significantly

IDC Review Network (idcps.com) November 05: According to the latest data from market research company NET applications, the number of windows into the top ten version increased to 6 in the October Global operating system version market, most notably Windows XP's share fell below 20% for the first time, 17.18%, the decline is very obvious, the chain increases. The overall share of Windows is 91.53%, which is reduced by 0.45%. Next. See the IDC commentary for a detailed analysis of the data.

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(Fig. 1) October Global operating system market share map

According to Figure 1, in October, the global operating system market share of the distribution has not changed much, is still the dominant position of windows, the share of 91.53%, the chain last month, reduced by 0.45%. Next up is 7.05% of the Mac, 1.41% of Linux.

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(Fig. 2) 2014.5 year Global operating system version share chart

Observation 2,IDC Review Network found that in the six months (May-October) of the global operating system version of the market, Windows 7 has gradually risen, the share has exceeded 50%, occupy half of the country, and with Windows XP to maintain the development of this long. As a result, Windows XP is trending down. It is worth noting that Windows XP fell below 20% for the first time this month, with a share of just 17.18%, a quarter-on-week decline of 6.69%, a significant increase.

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(Fig. 3) October Global operating system version market share TOP10

Take a closer look at the data in Figure 3, in the October global operating system version market share top ten, the version of Windows occupies 6 seats, compared with last month, more than 1, and swept the top four. Among them, Windows XP still ranked 2nd, but the decline was larger, while the 3rd Windows 8.1 rose significantly. So is the ranking order going to change next month? In this respect, IDC commentary network will focus on.

In addition, there are 3 versions of Mac OS x in the top ten, ranked 5th, 9, 10 respectively. Linux ranked 8th.

October Windows XP global share dropped below 20% for the first time significantly