Analysts estimated sales of Windows 8

According to research by Net Applications, at the end of the first quarter 2013 sales of Windows 8 have increased from 2.79% to 3.31%.

Moreover, despite the fact that Windows 7 previously suffered losses, it grows again with a share changed from 44.55% to 44.73%. Market share of Windows Vista dropped to 5%, according to the portal thenextweb.com.

Analysts have seen a rapid growth in sales of Windows 8, which they had hoped. The share of Windows 7 in March increased, while last month it grew by only 0.07%, and in January - has fallen by 0.63%, the first failure in the market after the operating system on the market. The experts also noted a drop in sales of Windows Vista 5.17% to 4.99%.


Previously, in order to raise the level of sales, Microsoft invited users to upgrade their operating system to Windows 8 for $ 15, and made it possible for students in 50 countries to purchase Windows 8 Pro for just $ 70.

Moreover, in the next two months, we expect the announcement of a new version of the platform - Windows Blue, as well as its launch on sale later this year.

By the end of 2012 the market share of Windows products increased significantly, mainly due to Windows 7 and Windows 8. In 2013 there was a drop in sales of Windows until March.