Windows 7 becomes the most popular operating system in the world

Windows 7 became the most popular operating system in the world for the first time, two years after Windows 7 officially debuted in October. The information is published by market research firm StatCounter Technologies. According to the October survey, Windows 7 currently accounts for 40.21% of the global operating system market, while Windows XP product key accounts for only 38.64%. This is the first time that Windows 7 has surpassed XP to become the most popular operating system in the world and is considered a major step forward by Microsoft two years after Windows 7 was released. Two years ago, since the first beta, Windows 7 showed positive feedback from users. By October 2009, Windows 7 officially appeared, the operating system quickly get the favor from the users, businesses and the media. Just in 2 weeks, Windows 7 has quickly surpassed Apple's Mac OS Snow Leopard. By February 2010, Windows 7 had reached a 10% share of the global operating system market, after only 3 ...