Windows 8 sufficed to increase market share

The latest Microsoft operating system has improved in terms of popularity, but compared to the milestones Windows 7 has achieved at this stage, the descendants still appear to be inferior.

Windows 8 market share is growing slowly.

According to new data released by Net Applications, Windows 8 now accounts for 3.8% of total web traffic in April, slightly up from 3.2% in March.

Starting with a mere 1.09% in November, Windows 8 has increased slowly to 1.72% in December. Achieving 2.26% market share in January helped Windows 8 to surpass Mac OS X 10.8 in a narrow range to win the position. position 4 on the global operating system rankings. By February, this rookie operating system continued to inch up 2.7%.

However, the more noticeable point is the poor performance of Windows 8 compared to Microsoft's predecessor Windows 7.

Both operating systems were officially launched in October - Windows 7 in 2009 and Windows 8 3 years later (2012). By April 2010, Windows 7 controlled nearly 12% of the OS market according to Net Applications data, which is three times higher than Windows 8.

Last year, Microsoft tried very hard to push Windows 8 with many powerful discounts. Both Windows 7 users and older versions of Vista and XP can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $ 39.99. At the same time, Windows 7 users who bought computers during the period from June last year to January 31 this year can buy new operating systems for $ 14.99. However, both programs have expired since January. At this point, users will have to spend $ 119.99 for the standard version and $ 199.99 for the Pro version.

Microsoft is currently preparing to release Windows 8.1 later this year. The leaked information shows that this version will have some adjustments and improvements such as adding back the Start button for those who don't like the Windows 8 Start screen.

However, the data not as expected of Windows 8 as well as the evolution of the current PC market does not make investors worried, because on Wall Street, Microsoft shares suddenly hit a record high. Currently, the price of Microsoft stock is closing at 33.10 USD , the highest level in more than 5 years.

According to analysts, this price increase of Microsoft clearly reflected the strength of the company in the market of enterprise software and cloud services. The software giant has had a solid third-quarter business result, pleasing shareholders.Office 365 Office packages have achieved good growth in recent times, while Azure cloud services currently generate more than $ 1 billion in revenue each year.