Net Applications: Windows 8 keeps gaining market share

New data from Net Applications shows that Windows 8 has increased its PC operating system market share to 2.25 percent for the week of January 16th, gaining ground compared to December 2012.

For the month of December, Net Applications said that its data showed that Windows 8 was running on 1.64 percent of all PCs worldwide, two months after its launch. Now, new data taken just over two weeks later shows a big growth in the use of Windows 8.

The new data, taken from the week of January 16, shows Windows 8 running on 2.25 percent on all PCs, with two offshoots (Windows 8 Touch and Windows 8 RT Touch) adding another 0.08 percent to that marketshare. Windows 8 is now closing in on Mac OS 10.8, which currently has a 2.43 percent share of the PC OS market.

Windows 7 still has the highest market share with 45.35 percent, followed by the quickly dwindling Windows XP with 38.71 percent. Windows Vista is third with 5.06 percent.

We will likely see a big market share boost for Windows 8 for all of January, thanks in part to the fact that Microsoft will allow its current $39.99 upgrade price for the OS to expire on January 31. After that date, the Windows 8 upgrade for older Windows PCs will be priced at $119.99 and the Windows 8 Pro upgrade will cost $199.99.

Source: Net Applications | Image via Net Applications