Trajectory Windows 11 It’s not as great as you might expect. The latest version of Microsoft’s operating system is catching up to its predecessor, but it’s doing so slowly and not always consistently. That’s the conclusion when we look at the latest data released by Statcounter, which shows that Windows 11 has lost ground compared to Windows 10.

According to Statcounter, Windows 11 gained a share of 26.72% among Microsoft desktop systems. last March, which represents a loss of 1.46% compared to February. This loss eventually carried over to Windows 10, which rose 1.81% to 69.04%. As for the rest of the versions, Windows 7 represented 3.04%, Windows 8.1 0.44%, Windows XP 0.39% and Windows 8 0.29%.

It is important to note that this data is not exact, but at least gives you an idea of ​​the big picture. This means that the alleged movement of users from Windows 11 to Windows 10 may not be real, especially if it is not a high percentage. We mustn’t forget when this “unknown” system suddenly gained a stake that mostly aims to represent users who work behind a VPN.

Just because Windows is by far the most used desktop operating system doesn’t mean it’s the only one. What’s more, over the past five years we’ve seen macOS and Linux usage grow significantly compared to the rates they had in the past. It follows from there Linux managed to maintain the 4% it achieved in the previous month, from 4.03% to 4.05%. There’s no denying that the share of open source OS is still low, but it’s also undeniable that its current situation is much better than when it cost 1% horribly to maintain.

As for the evolution of Linux’s share in recent months, according to data provided by Statcounter, it seems that it has risen not at the expense of Windows, but at the expense of ChromeOS, Google’s desktop system. Would the company count installing Linux with Google Chrome as ChromeOS instead of Linux? It should be taken into account that ChromeOS, whose share increased from 4.1% in November 2023 to 2.27% in March 2024, is based on GNU/Linux, but then Google is building its catalog of applications and private services.

And we conclude the quotas at the table with the second big representative of the sector: Mac Operating System. Apple’s system represented 14.68% in March 2024 and continues its decline, which started in December 2023. macOS reached a share of 21.01% in November 2023, very slightly below the peak of 21.32% it reached in June of that year. Statcounter’s inaccuracy makes it too bold to jump to conclusions, but one can use logic to ask whether the general public has lost interest in Apple Silicon processors.

We will see how the distribution of the pie changes in the future, especially as artificial intelligence could mean a change in consumer habits. This is where Linux tries to make it more complicated, as it usually gets drivers late compared to Windows, although Intel has already published a driver for its NPU and AMD has started developing its own after receiving a good slap on the wrist from the community.

Whatever happens, it is clear that Windows will continue to strongly dominate the desktop sector in the near future, as in addition to having a share of 72.52% in March 2024, it is supported by almost all hardware manufacturers and software developers, which obviously strengthens its dominance over its competitors.

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