Windows 8 Grabs 1.64% Market Share, Windows 7 Passes 45% [TNW]

A stark Windows installed-base reality check

“This is the first time Windows 7 has passed the 45 percent mark. Windows Vista meanwhile slipped 0.03 percentage points (from 5.70 percent to 5.67 percent) and doesn’t appear to be eager to fall under the 5 percent mark while Windows XP fell a huge 0.74 percentage points (from 39.82 percent to 39.08 percent).”

Windows 8 Grabs 1.64% Market Share, Windows 7 Passes 45%