Latest OS and Browser statistics.

[anandk]

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%.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/...&intsrc=kc_top

[iMav]

let me save all the OSS and mac supporters some time and let me type their reply

OSS & Mac Boys - This is a biased review mummy this is a biased reviewed aaaahhhh ah wining wining and more trolling

on the topic: damn it is expected great goin MS

[blueshift]

kool !

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

Offtopic

Am soo very happy. Thanks for the news !!!! More the no of losers use dumb products better for me in this competitive world to be successful !!

PS dumb product can be : IE,Firefox or Opera
Whatever is dumb for you .. ! its dumb for you not me !

[Gigacore]

MS Rocks

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

Originally Posted by Gigacore

MS Rocks

I completely agree..!
Enginners at MS are one of the smartest !

hey well but these days smartest people are at Google .. MS comes 2nd ! As its evident from Google being most sought out .

[Faun]

Originally Posted by a_k_s_h_a_y

I completely agree..!
Enginners at MS are one of the smartest !

hey well but these days smartest people are at Google .. MS comes 2nd ! As its evident from Google being most sought out .

its lot abt marketing and business than developing.
Even a lame product can be successful if given publicity.

[The_Devil_Himself]

wow!thanks for the news.

.7%--lols.Anyways I din't know there are more mac users than linux users.

[MetalheadGautham]

statistics are no measure of true quality, only experience can tell which is better, that too only for you.

[narangz]

^^ Yep. Everyone has his/her own opinion.

For me IE7 & Opera rock!

[axxo]

Originally Posted by T159

its lot abt marketing and business than developing.
Even a lame product can be successful if given publicity.

an example would be dachshund hare...what a piece of crap software...but very popular on net.