FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Operating systems market share of desktop PCs 2013-2023, by month. Microsoft Windows was the dominant desktop operating system (OS) worldwide as of January 2023, with a share of just over 74 percent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Also, US market share numbers are surprisingly similar to those in the latest Steam Survey, as TechSpot points out. Windows 10 64-bit is still the most-used OS on Steam at 63.4%. However, Windows 11 is already up to 30% and gaining. Back in November 2022, Windows 11 was sitting at 15%, with Windows 10 at 71%.

Detailed explanation-3: -Featuring the first graphical user interface (GUI) for IBM-compatible PCs, the Windows OS soon dominated the PC market. Approximately 90 percent of PCs run some version of Windows.

Detailed explanation-4: -So, as Windows 3.1 (an update of 3.0) became the operating system on over 70% of personal computers, the Windows versions of Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel and Office started dominating the applications market. At this point, Microsoft was quickly solidifying monopoly status.

Detailed explanation-5: -Windows is the most popular operating system for desktops and laptop computers, accounting for 74% of all installations, followed by Apple’s macOS (14%), and Linux-based operating systems (5%, or desktop Linux at 2.84% and Google’s ChromeOS at 2%, up to 4.43% in the US).