Good word of mouth! Win8 share growth after Win8.1 release

Author: Zhou Pu

The latest data Internet sites NetApplications data display, Win8 system in the past month increased by 0.83 percentage points, the market share of 5.10%, the share of Win8 system has gone beyond Vista. This phenomenon is due to the release of the Win8.1 system, and many Windows users have installed Win8 in order to experience Windows 8.1.
Win8 share increased to 5.1%

Since the release in October last year, Windows8's market share has been growing, but the growth rate is not rapid. In the early morning of June 27, Microsoft released the Windows 8.1 preview version at the BUILD2013 conference. The system attracted many users to try Win8, which effectively promoted the growth of Win8 share.

The data shows that while Win8 grew, Win7 market share fell by 0.48 percentage points, with a market share of 44.37%; Vista also achieved a growth of 0.11 percentage points, with a share of 4.61%; Windows XP market share Fell to 37.17%.

Analysts believe that many users have regained their confidence in Win8 after seeing the changes in Win8.1.