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After a healthy ten-year run, Windows XP may have finally lost some of its dominance among PC users.
Though it's still the most heavily-used version of Windows, XP's share finally dipped below the 50 percent mark last month, according to stats out today from Net Applications.
The decade-old OS has gradually been shedding market share a bit each month over the past few years, reaching 62 percent a year ago and 51 percent in June before its latest dip in July, according to Net Applications' data.
Though Windows 7 still holds a bit more than half of XP's share at almost 28 percent, the current flavor of Windows has steadily grabbed more customers since its official release in October 2009. At the same time, Vista's grip on the market has steadily fallen each month and now rests at just over 9 percent for July.
With Microsoft due to cut off extended support for Windows XP in another three years, the company has been pushing both individuals and enterprises to make the leap to Windows 7. To further motivate customers, Microsoft has released different studies, such as one from May that highlighted Windows 7 as five times more secure than XP.
However, the folks in Redmond offer no direct migration path from Windows XP to Windows 7, so moving to the latest OS typically requires either a total reinstall or an upgrade to a new PC. Tools such as Microsoft's Windows Easy Transfer can help ease some of the pain, but the migration is still time-consuming, especially for larger companies.
A survey of IT professionals last November found that half of them plan to continue to use XP even after the support tap is turned off in 2014.
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Though it's still the most heavily-used version of Windows, XP's share finally dipped below the 50 percent mark last month, according to stats out today from Net Applications.
The decade-old OS has gradually been shedding market share a bit each month over the past few years, reaching 62 percent a year ago and 51 percent in June before its latest dip in July, according to Net Applications' data.
Though Windows 7 still holds a bit more than half of XP's share at almost 28 percent, the current flavor of Windows has steadily grabbed more customers since its official release in October 2009. At the same time, Vista's grip on the market has steadily fallen each month and now rests at just over 9 percent for July.
With Microsoft due to cut off extended support for Windows XP in another three years, the company has been pushing both individuals and enterprises to make the leap to Windows 7. To further motivate customers, Microsoft has released different studies, such as one from May that highlighted Windows 7 as five times more secure than XP.
However, the folks in Redmond offer no direct migration path from Windows XP to Windows 7, so moving to the latest OS typically requires either a total reinstall or an upgrade to a new PC. Tools such as Microsoft's Windows Easy Transfer can help ease some of the pain, but the migration is still time-consuming, especially for larger companies.
A survey of IT professionals last November found that half of them plan to continue to use XP even after the support tap is turned off in 2014.
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