Windows Vista, transitional version in the history of Microsoft OS?
Two years after its release, Windows Vista does not always convincing. According to the study of AT Internet Institute (formerly XiTi Monitor) on the basis of 195 000 sites audited, Vista is only 24% of visits to the site, all operating systems combined, to 31 December 2008. And his big brother, Windows XP, which continues to make the shade with 66% of visits.
In 2008, on Windows operating systems, Vista has increased from only 13.5 to 26.2% of visits in one year. Even if the XP share fell from 82.4 to 70.8%, this OS is still so prevalent.
According to AT Internet Institute, the conclusion to be drawn is implacable: “With the release of Windows 7 beta 1 on 9 January 2009, Windows Vista has been that a transition in the history of operating systems Microsoft Windows “.
Windows 7 is preparing its release, the Apple OS and Linux are progressing
As a novelty in the ranking, the company offers web analytic initial market shares recorded by the public beta of Windows 7, exit early January.
AT Internet Institute reported that the new OS from Redmond firm represented 0.10% of visits to 19 January, 10 days after making it available for download.
This remains anecdotal, but still reflect the growing interest that represents Windows 7 to users. Even if its final version is expected in January 2010.
While Microsoft OS stamped still represent 93.3% of visits in late 2008, operating systems offered by Apple and Linux get their success, with a constant throughout the year.
Thus, Mac OS represents 4.46% of visits in December 2008, against 3.9% in December 2007. This figure rises to 1.2% for Linux (0.27 percentage point since January 2008).
