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News about net applications

• Microsoft's rollout of Windows 10 gets B+ grade

  Microsoft has done a good job rolling out Windows 10 in the first two weeks, analysts said today, and the general vibe for the new ...

• Windows 10's user share suggests 45M devices are running the new OS

  Microsoft's Windows 10 piled up user share, finishing last week with a record 3% of all Windows-powered devices.

• So long (Vista), it's been good to know you

  Windows Vista, the perception-plagued operating system Microsoft debuted in early 2007, now powers just two out of every 100 Windows PCs.

• Patch halt looms for half of all IE users

• As Windows 7 breaks the one billion-device mark, Microsoft's challenge will be to force it back to zero

  Windows 7 has approached the user share numbers set by Windows XP six years ago, hinting that Windows 7 could persist on devices long after ...

• Windows 8 growth spurt: Better late than never

  Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 now power more personal computers than Windows XP.

Features about net applications

• Final Windows 10 upgrade forecast sees OS on 440M PCs by early '17

  Microsoft should have Windows 10 on more than 440 million personal computers by early 2017, according to a new analysis of user share data and ...

• Here's what free upgrades could do for Windows 9's uptake

  A free Windows 9 'Threshold' would allow Microsoft to push more than half of all Windows 8 users to the upgrade within months, share data ...

• Windows 8's uptake climbs but still trails Vista's

  Windows 8 moved into a forward gear last month for the first time since May, but the OS trailed Windows Vista's tempo of six years ...

• Firefox risks irrelevance as mobile browsing booms

  Without an effective mobile browser strategy, in four months Mozilla will fall to No. 4 in a five-browser market

• OS upgrades: Cheap is better than pricey, free is better than cheap

  Apple's shown the way with free OS X upgrades, but will Microsoft follow? The numbers say that would be smart if Redmond is after service ...

• The ROI of free OS updates: Who wins, Apple or Microsoft?

  Mavericks, Windows 8.1 hastened adoption, but what do the numbers <i>really</i> say?