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Vista hits 30% share while some XP users go Mac
electronista.com - 3/23/2009
Vista hits 30% share while some XP users go Mac
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Microsoft's Windows Vista has finally crossed the 30 percent mark in share this week, according to StatCounter data. The milestone came more than two years after the operating system was released and at the expense of Windows XP, which has dipped be...

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Windows Vista finally attains 30% share
SlashGear — ... quickly than Vista has gained it, showing a trend for XP users to switch to Mac OS X.  This is backed up by the fact that Apple has grown substantially in the last two months–from 6.6% share to 8.3% share between January and March. So what does this all mean? Vista is picking up momentum (finally) but the initial Vista blunders have driven some to Mac. And even though Vista is doing much better now, it may be replaced altogether once Windows 7 is released.  [via Electronista] ...

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