Windows 10 is now the second most popular desktop operating system

[JMH]

MICROSOFT'S WINDOWS 10 adware receptacle continues its climb this month as we delve into the operating system market share analysis from Net Applications' Netmarketshare service.

The big news is that we have a new second place OS and there's no prize for guessing what it is.

Windows 7 suffered only a tiny drop in popularity to 52.37 percent (-0.13), which is likely to be a worry for Microsoft whose increasingly aggressive attempts to foist Windows 10 onto the public aren't working as quickly as it would like.

Windows 10 is now technically in second place with 12.82 percent (+0.97) and is the only Windows operating system to gain ground. Even if you add Windows 8 at 2.43 percent (-0.25) and Windows 8.1 at 9.83 percent (-0.57) that's still only 12.03 percent.

Windows 1 is now the second most popular desktop operating system- The Inquirer

 

[Digerati]

Adware receptacle?

Clearly, The Inquirer is befitting of its namesake, the National Enquirer - a tabloid gossip rag.

I say let's take the high road. Let's not validate these biased sites, or perpetrate and propagate their biases. Let's not give them any credit for embellishing the facts. Instead, let's take an extra 30 seconds, find the original source and cite that as the real "News You Can Use".

The source: NetMarketShare (select Operating Systems, then Desktop Share by Version).