Windows XP (71,79)
Windows Vista (18,80)
Mac OS X 10.5 (3,45)
Windows 7 (1,18)
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=10&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=127
Not far from what I would have expected really.
Many people will not have made the jump from XP to whatever, and are still happy with it 
And win 7 nr.4 before it is released… 
Just goes to show why Vista wasn’t an unqualified success with its biggest competitor windows XP. I think win7 when finally released will do better. However, there will still be a lot of people still using XP for some while yet I guess, me for sure.
I think the limitation is hardware related.
The non-success will be, in part, occur again with Windows 7.
The will take some time to people upgrade their machines (specially RAM but also the processor and the disk space) to move to newer OS.
Well win7 is not as bad as vista was/is on system resources/hardware requirements, if people are actually able to install it on netbooks, etc. then in theory systems that are able to run XP without issue should be OK.
Drivers will obviously be an issue for old hardware, printers, etc. where the Manufacturer is reluctant to write a new driver for old hardware to run on win7.
But I suggest that hardware wasn’t as big a reason for not upgrading to Vista as simply not wanting to. If they were anything like me I say nothing in the Vista features that I needed or didn’t already have in XP Pro.
If they were anything like me I say nothing in the Vista features that I needed or didn't already have in XP Pro.David, There will always be people that look toward the future and are eager to try something new. There will always be people that are comfortable with the old things and aren't eager for change. ;D
It’s what makes all of us individuals.
Any hints on what happened to the linux distros ??? ;D
Al968
I can’t become an astronaut to explore space.
I can’t be like Christopher Columbus and go exploring for new routes to India.
I can’t become a biologist and explore a way to cure cancer.
I can’t become a chemist and explore a new plastic polymer or synthetic gasoline.
I can explore new operating systems or applications to see if they work as they claim and keep them if they are good and reject them if I find they do not offer me what I need.
I guess that’s what makes me an individual.
I don’t think system requirements are even close the same… XP can run on 256Mb… Windows 7 with less than 2Gb of RAM will take molasses…
Well, let’s see what happens with XP in the future. The Vista users will, mostly, migrate to Windows 7 for sure. The XP… well… At least my experience is that a lot of people will keep it just due to hardware limitations (RAM, processor, disk space).
It has nothing to do with not trying something new but something practical, like what does it have that my existing OS hasn’t got, do I need it enough to warrant the price and for me that answer was no.
In fact when I bought my new system just over a year ago I bought a new XP Pro OS, which actually costs more than a basic Vista Home version which would have been a downgrade from already using XP Pro.
Do you buy a new washing machine because its new and throw out a perfectly functional older one, I don’t.
Do you buy a new TV just because it is new and Throw out the old functional one, I don’t. It just so happens I have bought a new Samsung LED TV not just because it was new but because my existing set (old 29" CRT TV) was near the end of its effective life. So when I considered a replacement I looked at redundancy, by getting what is a relatively new technology (LED TV) I will be likely to keep it for much longer until the end if its life.
For me it is about practicalities, its what makes me an individual too ;D
Do you buy a new washing machine because its new and throw out a perfectly functional older one, I don't.I don't either but then the washing machine is Alice's department. ;D