Windows XP users have massively switched to Windows 7, according to market researcher Net Applications. The number of Windows XP users saw the largest decline in six months, while the number of Windows 7 users passed the 60% mark for the first time.
The numbers reported by Net Applications show that 61% of the internet users used Windows 7 in June, a growth of 3.2% compared to May. Windows XP lost 2.6% of its users resulting in a 12% overall market share.
Competing research company StatCounter reports similar changes but reports less extreme alterations. In June, Windows 7 gained 0.7% and now holds an overall market share of 53.7% according to StatCounter's numbers. The company reports the number of Windows XP users has dropped with 0.5% to a market share of 10%.
The move to Windows 7 is surprising, the operating system has already been superseded by Windows 8.1.
