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Windows 7 overtakes Vista but still a fourth of XP
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Nibiru2012
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Windows XP has been out for about 9 years now, while Windows 7 has less than 11 months under its belt.
I look for Windows 7 to grow exponentially within the next 6-9 months.
I look for Windows 7 to grow exponentially within the next 6-9 months.
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Me too. While XP is still holding it's own, 7 will continue to chip away from their lead, day by day, user by user. Those older builds won't last forever, and as each one dies, another Windows 7 system takes it's place.
It would be my guess that by the end of next year, 7 will either be closing in on overtaking XP, or will have already done so. The forum growth here shows that 7 is gaining ground by the day.
For a couple of things, I still use XP, but would never want to return to it as my main OS. And wouldn't dare to make a transaction with it. XP served me well from 2002 till November, 2009, seven long years. But the last year of using it, I was always having to do a full scan daily, as one trojan after the other began to infect my notebook.
XP can't last forever.
Cat
It would be my guess that by the end of next year, 7 will either be closing in on overtaking XP, or will have already done so. The forum growth here shows that 7 is gaining ground by the day.
For a couple of things, I still use XP, but would never want to return to it as my main OS. And wouldn't dare to make a transaction with it. XP served me well from 2002 till November, 2009, seven long years. But the last year of using it, I was always having to do a full scan daily, as one trojan after the other began to infect my notebook.
XP can't last forever.
Cat
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No reason it can't. If that's what a user wants. Unless the hardware architecture changes so much the O/S cannot handle it. In the same way as Win95 could not handle faster processors, something I had personal expereince with.
It should be as secure as Win7, both can run MSE and same virus checkers, security really comes from browsers and firewalls anyway, not the O/S in itself.
Considering there are still some sales happening with XP installs I reckon it'll be around a while. Only when every new computer sold is exclusivley Win7 will it slowly get greater % of use.
My employer is still running XP with no signs of upgrading to 7. Win7 will get there in the end but I don't think it wil be a landslide change.
It should be as secure as Win7, both can run MSE and same virus checkers, security really comes from browsers and firewalls anyway, not the O/S in itself.
Considering there are still some sales happening with XP installs I reckon it'll be around a while. Only when every new computer sold is exclusivley Win7 will it slowly get greater % of use.
My employer is still running XP with no signs of upgrading to 7. Win7 will get there in the end but I don't think it wil be a landslide change.