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Windows 10 reaches 70% market share as Windows 11 keeps declining

Last month, Statcounter reported a notable decrease in Windows 11's market share, and the trend continued in April 2024. After reaching its all-time high of 28.16% in February 2024, Windows 11 plummeted below the 26% mark.

According to Statcounter, in April 2024, Windows 11 lost 0.97 points, going down from 26.68% to 25.65%. All those users seemingly went for Windows 10 since the OS, which will soon turn nine, crossed the 70% mark for the first time since September 2023, gaining 0.96 points.

It is interesting to see Windows 11 losing quite a significant chunk of users in the middle of its cycle. Even Windows 8 and 8.1, universally considered not great versions of Windows, only went down after the release of their successors. True, Statcounter is not 100% accurate in its estimates, but an almost 3-point decline for a product with over 1 billion devices is too big to dismiss.

Some argue that Windows 11 still offers little to no benefits for upgrading, especially in light of Microsoft killing some of the system's unique features, such as Windows Subsystem for Android. Add to that the ever-increasing number of ads, some of which are quite shameless, and you get an operating system that has a hard time winning hearts and minds and retaining its customers.

Later this month, Microsoft will showcase new AI features for Windows 11, which could become the first solid reason to leave Windows 10 behind. However, rumors indicate some of the most exciting parts will not be available on existing hardware. Therefore, customers who do not plan to upgrade their PCs simply have no reason to stay with Windows 11.

As for Windows 7, despite the no-support state and the continuous developer support exodus, it is still alive and kicking. Statcounter says about 3% (-0.04 points) of all Windows PCs are still powered by Windows 7, which was fully discontinued in January 2023. Some developers still release updates for Windows 7, but most mainstream apps and browsers ditched the old OS many months ago.

 

[Heed Not]

If Linux wasn't full of autistic infighting and could consolidate their efforts into a single distro, now would be the time to strike.

 

[Tiny Chinaman]

Time to switch to temple OS

 

[Harvey Danger]

Win 11 is like Win 8 or Win ME: a version so bad, people refuse to update until the next one. The problem is Win10 was almost like that already, I'd still be on Win 7 if my computer hadn't fried. Win 11 was a move further in the wrong direction, and Microsoft claims it's the "platform" that will be used going forward.

10 was bad enough to finally force me into using desktop Linux part time. If they release a 3rd stinker in a row, I'm sticking to 10 until my computer dies, then going Linux full time. Microsoft has run out of leeway, just like it has run out of decent software designers.

 

[whogoesthere]

If Linux wasn't full of autistic infighting and could consolidate their efforts into a single distro, now would be the time to strike.

Linux is only the answer if you have gender confusion, otherwise avoid the trannyOS at all costs brother.

With a bit of work, you can remove most of the dogshit from windows anyway. yes it requires a few hours tops, which is still a country mile less than linux. Plus you just need to read some shit online, rather than take estrogen pills, so its better.

 

[JosephStalin]

When I got the new computer last year it came with 10. At that time saw something to the effect that 11 would be coming, but these days haven't seen anything else. Think I would rather stay with 10. Wife's computer has 11.

 

[TheDarknessGrows]

Have you tried Windows 95 yet?

 

[Sneed S. McSneedensen]

Windows 11 feels like I am on a fucking smartphone (yes, I remember Windows 8 ).

 

[Fagnacious D]

You know how there is Ungoogled Chrome? I think most people want UnMicrosofted Windows.

 

[Safir]

You know how there is Ungoogled Chrome? I think most people want UnMicrosofted Windows.

There've been a few over the years. I had Windows XP Pirate Edition (it was styled to look like 7 though).

 

[General Emílio Médici]

Linux is only the answer if you have gender confusion, otherwise avoid the trannyOS at all costs brother.

With a bit of work, you can remove most of the dogshit from windows anyway. yes it requires a few hours tops, which is still a country mile less than linux. Plus you just need to read some shit online, rather than take estrogen pills, so its better.

Linux users coping about how "dude it's easy to learn just make the switch" when they refuse to agree on basic kernel

vs.

Windows users coping about how "dude you can just remove the spyware and bloat" when explaining how you have to download 3 executable and manually edit the registry just to stop Edge from pestering you to keep using it and get the start menu to not show ads

Who is coping harder?


Windows of course. Linux users know they are autistic most of the time.

 

[Skitarii]

Linux users coping about how "dude it's easy to learn just make the switch" when they refuse to agree on basic kernel

vs.

Windows users coping about how "dude you can just remove the spyware and bloat" when explaining how you have to download 3 executable and manually edit the registry just to stop Edge from pestering you to keep using it and get the start menu to not show ads

Who is coping harder?


Windows of course. Linux users know they are autistic most of the time.

Mac users coping when Tim Cook disables their iNeurallink chip because they left a mean post on the Apple subreddit.

 

[ChromaQuack]

Linux users coping about how "dude it's easy to learn just make the switch" when they refuse to agree on basic kernel

vs.

Windows users coping about how "dude you can just remove the spyware and bloat" when explaining how you have to download 3 executable and manually edit the registry just to stop Edge from pestering you to keep using it and get the start menu to not show ads

Who is coping harder?


Windows of course. Linux users know they are autistic most of the time.

I'm sticking to my punched cards and VIC-20, you people don't know good tech when you see it.

 

[Goofy Logic]

I'm sticking to my punched cards and VIC-20, you people don't know good tech when you see it.

I'm running windows 0.1 on my acubus and talking on the farms by carrier pigeon.

 

[The Ugly One]

This is what, the third time this article has been posted?

 

[LaxerBRO]

Isn't Windows 11 the one where they will put ads into your task bar or whatever?

 

[TheDarknessGrows]

You know how there is Ungoogled Chrome? I think most people want UnMicrosofted Windows.

Most Linux distros would be orders of magnitude more popular if they weren't intentionally obtuse. They didn't need to be so difficult to use or user-unfriendly; the designers made a conscious choice during development to make them that way. The whole reason big bad Windows is so popular is because it is mostly a straightforward user experience. Just make your Linux version work more like Windows. (deal with it.) You can keep all the fancy features and command lines and sudo whatevers. But people want to click a window and drag it around and make things bigger or smaller and install programs without feeling like they're trying to keep Skylab in orbit.

I accept that using some variant of Linux means that certain programs simply will not work. And I think most people also accept that going into it. But the fucking nerd covens that design these things need to learn how to talk to girls and be more normal.

 

[Ebonic Tutor]

Windows 11 feels like I am on a fucking smartphone (yes, I remember Windows 8 ).

Explorer Patcher helps with with that at least. It's not perfect, but it helps get it back to looking like 10 / 7.

I'm running windows 0.1 on my acubus and talking on the farms by carrier pigeon.

I'm actually doing all my modem noises by beat-boxing them like Rahzel or some shit.

 

[Dragged Into Sunlight]

Linux is only the answer if you have gender confusion, otherwise avoid the trannyOS at all costs brother.

With a bit of work, you can remove most of the dogshit from windows anyway. yes it requires a few hours tops, which is still a country mile less than linux. Plus you just need to read some shit online, rather than take estrogen pills, so its better.

Google Windows 11 debloater and it's the first option on GitHub. It takes like 10 minutes to run, not a few hours.

Windows 11 feels like I am on a fucking smartphone (yes, I remember Windows 8 ).

Unironically, Windows OS smartphones during the Nokia Lumia days was the best smart phone interface I've ever used. Metro was fantastic on phones but trying to shove it on desktop computers was incredibly stupid.

 

[Heed Not]

Google Windows 11 debloater and it's the first option on GitHub. It takes like 10 minutes to run, not a few hours.



Unironically, Windows OS smartphones during the Nokia Lumia days was the best smart phone interface I've ever used. Metro was fantastic on phones but trying to shove it on desktop computers was incredibly stupid.

I am not contributing to positive adoption metrics for a cancerous OS just because there are PC chemotherapists.