Windows 8.1 continues upward trek as XP edges down

From CNET: Microsoft's Windows 8.1 continues to win over more desktop users.

For the month of November, Windows 8.1 scored 12.1 percent of all Web traffic as seen by Net Applications, up from 10.9 percent in October and just 6.67 percent in September.

At the same time, the no-longer-supported Windows XP continues to see its share of traffic dwindle. Last month, XP's share fell to 13.5 percent from 17.1 percent in October and 23.8 percent in September. At this rate, Windows 8.1 could surpass XP as the second-most popular desktop OS by the time 2014 comes to a close, at least according to Net Applications' data.

The latest stats from fellow Web tracker StatCounter, meanwhile, show Windows 8.1 already having stolen second place from XP. For November, Windows 8.1 took a 10.95 percent share, according to StatCounter, narrowly beating XP's 10.69 percent share.

"Following a somewhat mixed reaction to Windows 8, Windows 8.1 has made steady progress since its launch," StatCounter CEO Aodhan Cullen said in a press release. "It passed Windows 8 in August and has now passed Windows XP in November. The growth trajectory for Windows 8.1 has been positive but if current trends continue it will not topple Windows 7 before Windows 10 is launched in 2015."

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