From ComputerWorld: Windows 10's uptake pace has lost its lead over the adoption rate of Windows 7 six years ago, even though the former has been offered free of charge to hundreds of millions of customers, according to data from a Web analytics firm.
As of Nov. 28, Windows 10's usage share -- a proxy for online activity because it's based on website page views tracked by Irish measurement vendor StatCounter -- had shrunk to the levels posted by Windows 7 at the same post-launch point in its lifecycle. Computerworld calculated usage share on a daily basis using a rolling seven-day average to smooth fluctuations, particularly over the weekend, when consumers use their own systems rather than those forced on them at work, where older Windows editions are often still mandated.
Windows 10's raw usage share was below Windows 7's for four out of the last seven comparable days in their post-launch point.
The numbers suggest that the Windows 10 free upgrade offer's impact has been minimal when compared to the organic growth of Windows 7 in its first 123 days, a span spread over late 2009 and early 2010. It also illustrates the problem Microsoft has with an operating system wedded primarily to personal computers during a time when PCs sales are sluggish, with consumers -- always the earliest adopters of a new operating system -- especially reluctant to replace an aged system; smartphones and even tablets are now more likely to open their checkbooks or get them to slap down a credit card.
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