Windows 7 Crowned As The Most Widely Used OS:Overtakes Windows XP

Proud day for Windows 7 as it has been crowned as the most widely used Operating System(OS) when it overtook Windows XP for the very first time since its inception in 2009.Amounting to almost 40.21% of the Global users world wide,Windows 7 has steadily increased over the years where as the dethroned Windows Xp currently has slipped to 38.64% according to a review conducted by statCounter.Although the drop has shown a regression pattern ever since Windows 7 was rolled out,it took it almost 2 years to depose Windows Xp.

                                                        Windows 7 had a skyrocketing start thanks to the positive critical acclaim it managed to gather with its Beta release.Just 2 weeks into the launch,Windows 7 had already overcome Apple's Snow Leopard market share .3 months into the launch,Windows 7 had engulfed almost 10% of the Global OS market share.It crossed the VIsta mark just after 10 months into its launch.By the time Windows 7 celebrated its very first Birthday,it had already sold 240Million genuine copies.And now according to latest reports Windows 7 is expected to be available on atleast 42% of the PC's worldwide by 2011.Also it is estimated that major PC manufacturers like IBM,Samsung,Dell,HP will be looking to Sport Windows 7 Home Edition as the fundamental OS to its PC's in 2011 which accounts to almost 94% with experts claiming this colossal number to be a staggering 635 Million.
                                                              Now that Microsoft has released the Developer version of Windows 8 which is currently in Beta phase.Windows 8 has received mostly from positive reviews to mixed ones.Windows 8 sports a new Metro GUI look which can be favorable for Touch screen devices although without touch screen its practically useless.This Metro is the core of the OS which manages the interactions with the Start Menu & the operating system features.One thing which doesn't seem to be gone well is the Metro UI start menu interface as most of the users prefer the conventional start menu like in Windows 7 or Xp.But apart from that Windows 8 Developer edition has provided a rich & hassle free user experience compared to any other Windows OS.Windows 8 is expected to be unveiled sometime in the Q2 of 2012 where it will be implemented on ARM & Intel powered tablets & PC's.