I tend to find it quite interesting to see how quickly a new operating system or browser is picked up by users.
I remember Vista being a slow take up – so I thought I’d see if I was right about that whilst also checking the progress of Windows 7 in the market.
I’ll be using two of my sites (both over 500 unique visits a day in non-tech areas) for the ‘tests’.
Launch Dates:
Windows Vista was launched on the 30th January 2007.
Windows 7 was launched on the 22nd October 2009.
Windows Vista usage for week 4 months after launch. (7th February 2007)
| Windows XP | 91.85% |
| Windows Vista | 3.74% |
| Windows 2000 | 1.95% |
| Windows 98 | 1.55% |
Windows 7 usage for week 4 months after launch (22nd January 2009)
| Windows XP | 50.86% |
| Windows Vista | 37.23% |
| Windows 7 | 10.88% |
| Windows 98 | 0.57% |