lol @ that im still using vista :P gotta get me hands on windows 7 then lol

I'm far more interested in Mac OS (all forms) vs. Windows OS (all forms) battle.

Mac OS has been growing steadily, and as has been mentioned, thus far Windows 7 hasn't seemed to have blunted the progress. Of course, this progress is coming at 1-2% adoption per year, but add that progress up over a decade, and Mac would suddenly have 1/4 to 1/3 marketshare.

Try using arguments ;)

What's the reason for this topic being on Video Game Chartz . com ?

Is it safe to say that all the people in this forum who prefer Mac are console-only gamers? :P

I was led to believe that this site is about games / game charts.

I definitely don't prefer Mac, but I do find this "battle" fascinating.

On all relevant PC fronts -- OS, Browser, Office Software -- Microsoft's share has been gradually chipped away for about 2-3 years straight with virtually no interruption. We're not talking big spikes here at any given moment: 1-2% per year. Sounds like very little, but it adds up in a hurry.

The browser drops have actually been going on for longer than 2-3 years, and present just what happens when this process goes unchecked for 4-5 years instead of 2-3, and at a higher pace of 4-5% drops per year instead of 1-2%. According to Net Applications, IE's share has looked like this since 2004:

2009 Q4     64.20 %        
2009 Q3     66.80 %     
2009 Q2     68.06 %     
2008 Q4     71.99 %     
2008 Q3     74.93 %     
2008 Q2     76.24 %     
2008 Q1     77.83 %     
2007 Q4     79.16 %     
2007 Q3      78.85 %     
2007 Q2      78.76 %     
2007 Q1      79.38 %     
2006 Q4      80.69 %     
2006 Q3      82.88 %     
2006 Q2      84.03 %     
2006 Q1      85.01 %     
2005 Q4     85.88 %     
2005 Q3     86.74 %     
2005 Q2      87.24 %     
2005 Q1      89.02 %     
2004 Q4      91.35 %   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/browser-market-share.aspx?qprid=0

If this process continues -- and it has continued essentially unabated during the last 5 years -- Internet Explorer would have 33% marketshare in 2015.

"Brand new accounts (less than 200 posts) that do nothing but troll or spam will also be permanently banned immediately, at the discretion of the individual moderator"

Switchmob --> no arguments, some double posts and trollting detected.

Anyway: I can't wait to get my hands on Windows 7. It seems VERY good on my fathers laptop. I will get it early next year when I get my new PC.

i use Avira FREE virus scanner and i have never had a virus for 4 years

THIS thread is about WINDOWS 7....has nothing to do with ie.

Also, microsoft has made recored profits during the so-called decline of IE market share.

17 billion net profit alone in 2007

So i dont think they are too worried