Why Windows 7 Has Become Windows 10’s Worst Enemy

Microsoft is pushing hard for Windows 10 to become the preferred choice for desktop users worldwide, and at some points, the company has even turned to tactics that many people considered to be unacceptable for a company the size of the software giant, like forced upgrades.

Lawsuits accused Microsoft of unfair practices to move computers to Windows 10, and even though the company has never acknowledged this behavior loud and clear, it did say that it’d do better in the future.

Unfortunately for Microsoft, Windows 10 is more or less stagnating, and when it grows, it does it at a rather slow pace. In June, for instance, Windows 10 has posted a market share increase of just 0.18 percent, all during the first full month of the April 2018 Update being broadly available.

Windows 7, on the other hand, jumped from 41.79 percent to 43.03 percent, according to NetMarketShare data, despite Microsoft praising Windows 10 on every occasion and despite focusing entirely on this ... (read more)

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