Windows 8 slowly gaining market share, report saysApril 2, 2013 - 17:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft's Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are slowly gaining market share, new figures suggest. Statistics from Net Applications indicate that the PC operating system has edged ahead of Apple's Mac OS X platform with a 3.17% share of the market, Digital Spy reported citing TechRadar. Its predecessor Windows 7 still leads the way in the sector with a 44.73% slice, while the 11-year-old Windows XP is going strong on 38.73%. Microsoft's Windows Phone experienced similar gains on its desktop counterpart, securing a 4.1% share of the US market - a year-on-year gain of 1.4% - and 6.7% in the UK, figures from Kantar Worldpanel appear to indicate. Windows Phone, which includes versions 7 and 8, also took 6.8% in Germany and a 13.1% share in Italy. Apple's iOS operating system is said to have seen downturns in several territories, including a 3.9% decline in the US market. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |