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Windows 7 Surpasses Windows Vista Market Share
If you didn’t already know, Windows 7 is taking the computing market by storm. It hasn’t even been a full year since Microsoft’s latest operating system has gone on sale, and already it’s surpassed Windows Vista in total market share, according to data presented by NetMarketShare.
Windows 7 finally reached the milestone in July of this year, climbing from 13.70 percent in market share the month prior to 14.46 percent. Windows Vista, on the other hand, has gradually continued a decline to 14.34 percent in July — down from its high of 18.83 percent in October, 2009.
Neither Windows 7 or Windows Vista stand a chance against older brother Windows XP, which made its debut in 2003. XP still holds a whopping 62 percent of total market share, though the number has been waning with the widespread adoption of Windows 7.
Internet Explorer is Making A Comeback — Gains Market Share
It would appears as if Internet Explorer is making a comeback. According to a report by Aliso Viejo, California-based web analytics firm Net Applications, Internet Explorer has been gaining some market share during the past couple of months. As a matter of fact, the browser gained a total of 0.42% in July alone. Firefox, on the other hand, has been losing market share. Just last month, the browser by Mozilla lost 0.9% market share.
When it comes to other browsers, Google Chrome saw a 0.8% decrease during the same period, while Safari gained 0.24% of the market share.
Android U.S. Market Share Continues to Grow
comScore has released its latest figures regarding the U.S. smartphone market share for the three-month period ending in May 2010. The report concludes that Research In Motion still leads the smartphone industry with 41.7% market share, followed by Apple with 24.4% share.
However, the report also points out that Android is gaining market share fast in the United States. The Google mobile platform found itself in fourth place with 13% market share, behind Microsoft who had a 13.2% share. Fifth place went to Palm with 4.8% share in the U.S. smartphone market. Android was the only platform to gain a 4% market share since the last quarter. However, it still has a long way to go to catch up with Apple and RIM.
Barnes & Noble Hits 20% of eBook Market Share
In the midst of an investor conference this morning, Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch revealed that online Barnes & Noble book sales has climbed a whopping 24%, whereas actual retail locations were seeing a decline of about 4.8% in book sales.
But that’s not what is notable, in this case. Essentially, the company also announced an impressive 20% in the eBook market share since last year. What’s to credit? The Nook, of course.
Certainly, it’s impressive that Barnes & Noble’s digital market share has exceed that they hold in physical book stores. What’s next?
Google Chrome Surpasses Apple’s Safari in US Market Share
According to web statistics firm StatCounter, Google’s Chrome web browser managed to surpass Apple’s Safari web browser in United States market share for the week which began on the 20th of June [last week].
The statistics show that Google Chrome managed to grab about 8.97% of market share during that week, whereas Apple’s Safari browser grabbed about 8.88% of market share. Certainly not a vast difference, but one worth noting nonetheless.
Take a gander at the full press release after the break.
Internet Explorer 6 Losing Market Share Fast
To many, Internet Explorer 6 is already dead. The browser is antiquated, old, and chock full of vulnerabilities. Individuals have moved on by either updating to a new version of Internet Explorer or adopting a new browser. According to a new report by web analytics company StatCounter, Internet Explorer 6 is now used by only 4.7% of individuals in the United States. In comparison, the browser had 11.5% of the market share one year ago.
Now, while Internet Explorer 6 is losing market share fast, it appears that its Internet Explorer 8 counterpart is gaining ground. StatCounter reports that IE8 usage increase from 8.5% to 30.49% in a one-year period between May 2009 and May 2010. This suggests that when it comes to browsers, Microsoft is not doing really bad after all.
iPhone OS and Android Now 25% of Smartphone Sales
It would appear as if both Apple’s iPhone OS and Google’s Android OS are quite simply taking over the smartphone market. Data gathered by Gartner shows that both operating systems now make up at least 25% of smartphone sales, which is up 12% from one year earlier. iPhone OS comes in at 15.4% of that figure, whereas Android OS comes in at about 9.6%. The report indicates that most other smartphone companies lost relative share.
The number one smartphone operating system in use as of current is Symbian, believe it or not. Second in line is Research In Motion’s BlackBerry OS, followed by iPhone OS, and of course, Android OS.
It should be noted that the adoption of Android is seemingly skyrocketing, so it will certainly be interesting to see if it will surpass iPhone OS share in the near future. We’ll keep you posted.
[ via TechCrunch ]
Research: Android Outsells iPhone in 2010 Q1
Research carried out by NPD Group estimates that Android OS-based devices have not surprisingly outsold Apple’s iPhone in the first quarter of 2010.
Android took approximately 28% of smartphone market share sales, whereas Apple’s iPhone took in slightly less, at about 21% market share. BlackBerry devices sell strongly, getting about 36% of the smartphone market share in the first quarter of this year.
It is important to note that Android is available on several carriers and on a vast amount of devices made by different manufacturers. iPhones, on the other hand, are only available on one carrier, and manufactured by one company.
[ via Mashable ]
Android Market Share Surpasses iPhone OS in US
A pleasant surprise has been revealed by AdMob today in their March 2010 mobile metric report. According to the company’s data, Android now surpasses iPhone OS in the United States as of March 2010. Currently, Android takes about 46% of market share in the US, where as iPhone OS market share has fallen to 39%.
Compared to the month prior, iPhone OS had 45% of the smartphone market share in the US, where Android continued its increase to 42%.
One can credit the increase in market share to the sheer amount of Android devices now available on multiple carriers. Apple’s iPhone — as most folks are aware — is only available from AT&T as of current.
