Users still haven't fallen in love with Windows 11, even though the desktop software has been available for over a year.
According to data collected by Statcounter, Windows 11 still has low adoption rates, accounting for just 15,44% of all Windows systems.
By contrast, more than 70% of users are still using Windows 10, and Windows 7 still maintains a dedicated user base of just under 10% of devices, although it has not received official support from the company since January 2020.
All platforms considered
As it has for some time, Windows continues to dominate the desktop space compared to other competitors, with nearly 80% share. It is followed by Apple's OS X with 15% and open source Linux with just under 3%.
However, a different picture is revealed when considering operating systems across all platforms, including mobile devices. Here, Google's Android operating system leads with a market share of more than 40%, followed by Windows with around 30% and iOS with just under 20%. OS X and Linux then drop to around 6% and 1% respectively.
Microsoft has described Windows 11 as more secure than previous iterations of its flagship operating system, for example by requiring computers to be equipped with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chips, which run cryptographic processes and have physical mechanisms related to security. security.
However, this and other stringent requirements partly explain the slow adoption of Windows 11. Only the latest processors are compatible with the new operating system, and IT management software Lansweeper recently found that more than 11 million PCs in 60 organizations did not have the right. processors to install it.
Businesses are typically in no rush to upgrade to new operating systems, often waiting around 18 months after launch to purchase new hardware. With the current economic climate, there is now even less incentive to shorten that time period, as long as Windows 10 remains as competent as it is now.