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7 Still Rules !
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8 11.1% 7 34.6% |
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SteveGG wrote:
10 30.9% 8 11.1% 7 34.6% If you count smart phones, close to ZERO percent and Linux and iOS kicks Windows ass big time. |
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On Mon, 09 Jan 2017 08:17:29 -0500, SteveGG wrote:
10 30.9% 8 11.1% 7 34.6% That 30.9% for Windows 10 doesn't and shouldn't count because they're are mostly forced update. Who knows how many Windows 10 users who got forced, actually want Windows 10? |
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Wolf K wrote:
10 30.9% 8 11.1% 7 34.6% If you count smart phones, close to ZERO percent and Linux and iOS kicks Windows ass big time. Numbers? You need numbers? Really? Seriously? LMFAO! |
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On Mon, 9 Jan 2017 17:15:37 +0100, Z wrote:
You need numbers? Really? Seriously? LMFAO! So you're just making this up? Really? Seriously? LMFAO! -- s|b |
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Wolf K wrote:
On 2017-01-09 11:15, Z wrote: Wolf K wrote: 10 30.9% 8 11.1% 7 34.6% If you count smart phones, close to ZERO percent and Linux and iOS kicks Windows ass big time. Numbers? You need numbers? Really? Seriously? LMFAO! Anyone who shrieks "ZERO percent" better have the numbers. Well that was an exaggeration. My bad. My point was that smart phones decreased Windows' user share dramatically. I didn't mean to start a *drama*. |
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"Z" wrote
| Well that was an exaggeration. My bad. My point was that smart phones | decreased Windows' user share dramatically. I didn't mean to start a | *drama*. | But it was obvious that phones have nothing to do with it. The OP was talking about Windows share percentages, presumably from online measurements, which vary widely and are only nominally related to actual computer use. Media quote online numbers because those are the numbers they can get, and horse race stories sell. Whenever the Win10 numbers go up Microsoft will release a flurry of press releases and lazy media people will print them so that they don't have to come up with a real story. Every Windows version ends up being "the best selling version ever". It all means very little. SteveGG's numbers don't even include Mac computers. Or even XP or Vista, for that matter, much less phones. It's mainly about 10 vs 7. Pretty much all of his posts are just to complain about Win10. What if you do count phones? Do you want to define relevant computer usage to include people who diddle Facebook on their ride to work? I'd consider that a different category of device. It's not just a computer with a small screen. It's a services/entertainment device, mainly for diddling Facebook and texting friends. Or as the analysts like to say, it's a consumption device while computers are a production device. If you're going to count phones then why not count Internet-connected TVs and cars? Even if you did count Linux and iOS, and go by major website stats, your statement is not accurate. Website visitors using Windows computers are not a tiny fraction compared to phone users. And the percentages will vary greatly depending on website. I think I read that Facebookies are more than half on phones. Beyond that, phones are limited in terms of online usability. They mainly serve to allow people to read brief news blurbs on the bus to work so that they won't have to look at their fellow passengers. Or people visit Google during cocktail parties to look up Ryan Gosling. None of those people are "using" iOS or Linux. Most Android users probably have no idea that Linux powers their phone. According to your post header you're on Win7. I'm guessing that's not a phone. I happen to be mainly on XP, which still has about 10% online share, last I heard. Of course, if we look at ATMs, business computers offline, computers at underfunded senior centers and elderly people playing Solitaire, then XP leaves all others in the dust. But, hey, no drama. Just sayin'. I saw an interesting piece awhile back showing that 7 was more common on weekdays with 10 numbers going up on weekends. The writers speculated that reflected the difference between business and home users. |
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