tgdaily.com - 12/2/2008
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Earlier today, we reported that Microsoft's Internet Explorer has
dropped below 70% for the first time nearly nine years. Even worse,
market research firm Net Applications now estimates Microsoft's Windows
market share at less than 90%, which is still an impressive number, but
a lower level than ...
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computerworld.com - 12/2/2008
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December 1, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. 's Windows
OS last month took its biggest market share dive
in the past two years, erasing gains made in two of the past three months and sending the operating system's share under 90% for the first ...
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Windows market share dives below 90% for first time
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Web tracking site detects drop in Windows market share to below 90 percent (barely)
The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0 —
Tech market share tracker Net Applications measured Microsoft Windows' share of the operating system market at 89.6 percent in November, which TG Daily called the lowest level since Windows 3.11. That figure is down more than 2 percentage points from a year ago. Meanwhile, as the charts show, Apple's operating system market share has increased in that period.
(Data and graphics provided by Net Applications.)
Linkpost | 12.3.2009
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... - Ed Bott thinks it will actually be unveiled at CES. • Windows market share drops to 15-year low - Still, it's around 90 percent, but it's not been that low since the days of Windows 3.11. • ...
Linkpost | 12.3.2008
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... - Ed Bott thinks it will actually be unveiled at CES. • Windows market share drops to 15-year low - Still, it's around 90 percent, but it's not been that low since the days of Windows 3.11. • ...
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