Windows Vista usage is on the rise; IE7 installations may eclipse IE6's by year's end. Vista's predecessor! Windows XP, fell a nearly commensurate percentage, according to Net Applications Windows' overall share continues to exceed 92%.
Vista's share has grown from 0.2% to 9.2% since the beginning of the year. XP's share, meanwhile, has fallen from to 78.4% from 85% at the beginning of the year. Windows Vista made its biggest leap yet in November, with the operating system now in use on nearly one out of ten Internet-connected computers, according to a research firm.
Internet Explorer 7's share continued to grow, to nearly 37%. It is poised to eclipse its predecessor, IE6, which fell more than 3% to 40.2%. Altogether, IE held 77.4% of the market, down from 80% at the beginning of the year.
Linux was in use on 0.6% of PCs worldwide. Mac platform's share continued to grow, reaching nearly 7%. IE's main competition, Firefox, held 16%.
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Vista's share has grown from 0.2% to 9.2% since the beginning of the year. XP's share, meanwhile, has fallen from to 78.4% from 85% at the beginning of the year. Windows Vista made its biggest leap yet in November, with the operating system now in use on nearly one out of ten Internet-connected computers, according to a research firm.
Internet Explorer 7's share continued to grow, to nearly 37%. It is poised to eclipse its predecessor, IE6, which fell more than 3% to 40.2%. Altogether, IE held 77.4% of the market, down from 80% at the beginning of the year.
Linux was in use on 0.6% of PCs worldwide. Mac platform's share continued to grow, reaching nearly 7%. IE's main competition, Firefox, held 16%.
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great goin MS
