Microsoft Windows is no longer the dominant operating system in the world. According to web analyst StatCounter, for the first time Google's Android has surpassed Windows, albeit marginally, and is now the most popular operating system in the world, given its overall online usage across all devices (desktops and laptops). , tablets, mobile phones).
In March 2017, the international share of Android in internet usage reached 37,93% compared to 37,91% of Windows.
"This development marks the end of Microsoft's global market share of operating systems, which it has held since the 1980s. It also shows how much progress Android has made, which had a share of just 2,4% five years ago." said StatCounter CEO Audan Cullen.
He said the main reasons for the imbalance were the growing access to the internet via mobile phones, the continuing decline in sales of traditional PCs and the ever-increasing specific weight of Asia in the international market.
In terms of continental developments, in North America Windows is consistently in first place in all devices with a share of 39,5%, followed by Apple iOS with 25,7% and Android is third with 21,2%.
In Europe, the "gap" between Windows and Android is even greater, with percentages of 51,7% and 23,6% respectively, according to the Athens News Agency.
But in much-populated Asia, the picture is reversed, with Android at the top with 52,2% compared to only 29,2% for Windows. Precisely because the countless Chinese, Indians, etc. "Vote" in favor of Android, the scales are now tilting in favor of Google's operating system, although in the US and especially in Europe Windows continues to have the "upper hand".
However, Windows continues to dominate the global operating system for desktops and laptops (PCs and laptops) with an 84% share of Internet usage in March this year.
Source: Newsbeast