• Numbers are out: Depending on whom you believe, IE lost to Chrome, Win7 under 50%

    Posted on May 1, 2016 at 16:21 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    I always take the numbers with a bag of salt, but…

    According to Gregg Keizer at Computerworld, Net Applications says that Chrome now leads IE in usage, with 41.7% vs 41.4%.

    According to Emil Protalinski at VentureBeat, Net Applications says that. among Windows users, Win10 is at 14%, Win 8 and 8.1 are at 12%, Win 7 is down to 49%, and XP hits 10%. Vista and older versions account for 4%.

    That means Win8+8.1 is actually up compared to last month. You really can’t trust these numbers very much.

    Protalinski gives some back-of-the-envelope analysis of Microsoft’s Win10 numbers – 275 million Monthly Active Users as last disclosed – but you need to keep in mind that Microsoft and Net Applications measure two completely different sets. Microsoft’s MAU should say how many individuals are using Windows 10 (although the definition is very much up in the air). Net Application relies on a count of hits on web sites that’s modified based on geographical location.

    UPDATE: Simon Sharwood of The Reg is out with his analysis. I’m not sure how the numbers support his conclusion that ” it looks like business is slowing its adoption of Windows 10,” but it’s a provocative thought nonetheless.

    Roughly:

    Win10 = 14 to 18%

    Win7 = 45 to 49%

    Win8+8.1 = 9 to 14%

    XP = 8 to 10%

    There are also notes all over the web that talk about how Net Applications didn’t bother to separate out IE from Edge. Speculation runs rampant that Edge adoption is so low it’s little more than a roundoff error.

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