Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.
  • mikyopii@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    Everyone here will probably say people are moving to Linux, but I imagine the biggest beneficiaries of Windows’ long-term decline in market share are ChromeOS and MacOS. I would probably recommend a MacBook to my mother if she asked for my opinion on a new laptop.

    There is also the argument that Windows’ market dominance was an aberration and unsustainable, and now we are seeing a reversion to the mean. While Windows is in an enshittification phase right now I wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft eases off in a few years if their market share continues to decline.

    This is good news, hopefully more competition in the OS space.

    • Beefy-Tootz@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      I think there’s an argument to be made for a decrease in computer ownership. In my line of work, over the past ~10 years, there has been an increasing number of people who only interact with our services through just their smartphone and just don’t own a laptop or PC.

      I know my folks have switched to Chromebooks primarily. Both my older brother and younger brother in law do not own laptops or PCs. One of my younger sisters has a laptop, and the other a gaming PC. I personally own a pc and laptop. Computers are in a weird place right now.

      • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Honestly? Good. Maybe that’ll stop them trying to chase that mythical “average user” who doesn’t know how to uninstall Candy Crush, and instead have their come to Jesus moment with the audience of professionals and enthusiasts they have been spitting on.

        • Beefy-Tootz@lemmy.world
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          10 months ago

          I agree. They’re facing a shrinking hold on a shrinking market. Hopefully this leads to better competition, especially given how much progress is being made on Linux gaming.

  • DaddleDew@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago
    • Win 98: Good
    • Win ME: Shit
    • Win XP: Good
    • Win Vista: Shit
    • Win 7: Good
    • Win 8: Shit
    • Win 10: Good-ish
    • Win 11: Shit

    When they are sitting on a decent OS, Microsoft can’t help themselves but get cocky and let the Corporate “good idea fairies” and comittees shove their inept fingers in the pie and enshitify the crap out of their next OS. They will only back off and let their people produce something actually good immediately after being reminded that they shouldn’t take their customers for granted and that businesspeople shouldn’t be allowed to dictate OS design.

    • workerONE@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Windows 98 was incredibly unstable and crashed all the time. Windows 98 SE (second edition) was pretty great in comparison but still a little unstable.

      Windows 2000 (not on your list) used the NT kernel and was incredibly stable. Windows NT is also not on your list.

      Windows 8.1 was great