Users will still fall in love with Windows 11, despite the office software being available for over a year.
According to data collected by Statcounter, Windows 11 still has a meager adoption rate, accounting for only 15.44% of all Windows systems.
By contrast, over 70% of users are still using Windows 10, and Windows 7 still has a dedicated user base of just under 10% of devices, despite not being officially supported by the company as of January 2020.
All platforms considered
As has been the case for some time now, Windows continues to dominate the desktop space compared to other competitors, with a share of almost 80%. Apple’s OS X is next at 15%, and open-source Linux at just under 3%.
However, a different picture emerges when operating systems across all platforms, including mobile devices, are taken into account. Here, Google’s Android operating system comes out on top with a market share of over 40%, followed by Windows at around 30% and iOS at just under 20%. OS X and Linux then drop to around 6% and 1% respectively.
Windows 11 was described by Microsoft as being more secure than previous iterations of its flagship operating system, such as requiring computers to have Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chips installed, which perform cryptographic processes and contain physical mechanisms related to security.
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However, these and other stringent requirements are part of the reason for Windows 11’s slow uptake. 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 60,000 organizations lack the correct CPUs to install it.
Companies are usually in no rush to upgrade to new operating systems and often wait about 18 months after release to purchase new hardware. With the current economic climate, there is now even less incentive to shorten that lead time, as long as Windows 10 remains as capable as it is now.