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From the DigitalTrend website
By Konrad Krawczyk — August 4, 2014
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Windows 9 could be a free upgrade for users of Microsoft’s older operating systems, like Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, according to ZDNet.
The report states that users of these dated (but still popular, aside from Vista) operating systems could be offered “some kind of deal” to poke and prod people them toward Microsoft’s next desktop OS. However, it’s worth noting that Windows 8/8.1 users were not mentioned as possible recipients of this upgrade offer. They were in the past, though.
Rumored features in Windows 9 include a new Start menu, and Metro apps that can run in windowed mode in the classic desktop UI. Though Windows 9 hasn’t been announced by Microsoft yet, rumors indicate that Redmond’s next big desktop OS could land sometime in Spring 2015.
Microsoft is no doubt aware of the fact that Windows 8 and 8.1 usage numbers have been very weak. For the month of July, Windows 8.1′s desktop share stood at 6.56 percent. That’s a minor drop from 6.61 percent in June, but a drop nonetheless. Meanwhile, Windows 8′s share fell from 5.93 percent in June, to 5.92 percent last month, a teeny tiny decrease of 0.01 percent.
Combined, Windows 8 and 8.1 occupy 12.48 percent of the desktop OS pie as of July. That’s not much, considering that Windows XP occupies roughly double that, despite the fact that it’s well over 10 years old. Then, there’s Windows 7, whose share spiked in July to 51.22 percent. That’s up from 50.55 percent in June, an increase of 0.67 percent.
Microsoft will need to do something radical with Windows 9 to ensure that it’s adoption numbers aren’t a repeat of what the tech giant has endured with Windows 8 and 8.1.
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