Heck Yes, Windows Is Still Relevant

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Thursday, March 1, 2012 Heck Yes, Windows Is Still Relevant A lot of folks in Silicon Valley think that Windows is irrelevant. But as Ed Bott pointed out on his personal blog earlier today, last month the hated Windows Vista actually had more active Web users than Mac OS X and Linux COMBINED. Windows 7 is even more popular. So is Windows XP, which has been around for more than a decade now. That's according to NetMarketShare, which measures Web browsing activity around the world. That doesn't map exactly to sales, but it's a good proxy for actual day to day usage. But what about mobile platforms? Aren't the iPad and iPhone and Android making personal computers irrelevant? Not if you measure Web browsing. Here again, the lowly Windows Vista accounts for more Web page browsing than iOS and Android combined. Of course, people don't browse as much on phones as they do on PCs -- they're probably using apps a lot more. But that's not the point. The point is that despite the rise of smartphones and tablets, Windows is still relevant. Read » Also On SAI Today: Here's That Crazy TED Demo Of The Flying Robots Everybody Is Talking About Why Don't You Care That Strangers Can Look At Your Cell Phone Photos? I've Been A Mac User For 11 Years And This Is The First Time I'm Excited To Use A PC Confused About Microsoft's Next Version Of Windows? Here's What You Need To Know Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Pinterest Is The Social Site For Grown Ups CHART OF THE DAY: Facebook DOMINATES Google+, Tumblr, And Pinterest CHART OF THE DAY: The Powerful Impact NPR And The New York Times Have On Book Sales Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: ipat39@gmail.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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