Windows7 market soared to 3.7% global piracy

According to foreign media reports, the research company Net Applications data shows that the market share of Windows7 increased by 40% in the week after its release, but some people believe that Microsoft should not cheer too early, because the results may be driven by piracy.

NetApplications data shows that during the week after the release of Windows 7, the average market share was 2.66%, an increase of nearly 40% compared to the average share of 1.91% before the release, and as of October 31, the market The share has exceeded 3.%, reaching 3.67%.

In response, some analysts pointed out that this may be related to the more common piracy in Eastern European countries. Of the top 25 countries with Win7 penetration, 17 are Eastern European countries, and the software piracy rates are relatively high.

In fact, not only Eastern European countries, Windows 7 piracy is now almost universal.