Windows Market Share Drops Below 90% - PC World

This barrier has just been crossed, with Windows' market share now at 89.7%, according to Net Applications.

Some commenters on my previous story pointed out that Windows actually dropped under 90% long ago, at least according to some tracking organizations, including W3Counter. Other groups such as StatCounter have the Windows figures still running greater than 90%, although StatCounter does not include mobile operating systems in that calculation.

The key to Net Applications' data is that the organization is countring growth in all sorts of operating systems across both desktops, mobile devices and even gaming systems. By this measure, Mac has 5.25% of the market, iOS has 2.05%, Linux is at 0.95%, Java ME is at 0.81% and Android is at just 0.49%.

Our previous story delved into some of the reasons for the decline in Windows' market share and put it into perspective. Here is some of the text for those who would like to read it:

Windows is on the verge of dropping below 90% market share, with smartphones and tablets posing an increasingly serious threat to Microsoft's dominance of the operating system market.

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