StatCounter has declared Microsoft Windows 7 as the most popular PC operating system (OS).
StatCounter’s analysis recorded a 50.2 percent usage of all Internet-connected PCs on Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 7. On the second spot is the Windows XP, earning a total usage proportion of 29.9 percent. Figures obtained were from the month of June.
It is the first time for Windows 7 to dominate the entire operating system market following Windows XP’s huge success, after its …

Microsoft Windows XP is still the most popular operating system. (Image: SFSD Technology Help Desk, via Flickr / CC)

Microsoft Windows XP still reigns supreme and massively popular even after a decade from its launch, says the latest data from web analytics firm Net Applications.
Despite dropping a number of users during the course of last year, Windows XP continues to dominate the market, with Net Applications MarketShare report bearing witness to a very small drop in percentage points of …