Windows XP is still the most popular operating system

According to the latest results of web analytics firm Net Applications, Microsoft's "10-year-old" operating system is still the world's most popular PC platform, although Windows 7 is gradually closing the gap. with before.

According to Net Applications, Windows XP accounted for 42.86% of the PC operating system market in July, while the market share of Windows 7 was 42.21%.

Although Windows 7 has a lower market share, it has also proved to be very strong growth last year. In July 2011, Microsoft's latest PC operating system only accounted for 29.6% of the market, while for Windows XP, this achievement was over 52%.

Once released in 2001, Windows XP has become the most successful PC operating system of all time, favored and engaged by both personal and business consumers.

However, Microsoft plans to completely stop supporting XP in April 2014, by forcing users to upgrade to a newer version of Windows, or get absolutely no support at all. from the manufacturer.

Overall, the Windows platform accounted for 92% of the total PC operating system market in July, while Apple's Mac OS X only accounted for 7%, higher than the 6% of the same period last year.