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It's been nearly 5 months since Windows 7 ceased to receive support, meaning the only user groups receiving extended security updates (ESUs) are enterprise and educational customers—those willing to pay for them. Nevertheless, Windows 7 remains the second most popular operating system after Windows 10, capturing nearly 25% of the market share.
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It's almost unbelievable, but Windows 7 was launched in 2009. It exited mainstream support and entered the extended support phase in January 2015, enabling users to continue receiving important security patches, bug fixes, and technical support for another 5 years.
On January 14th this year, the official end of the security support phase arrived. ESUs are still available for all users of Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise, but Microsoft charges $25 (Enterprise) or $50 (Pro) per machine, with prices increasing annually.
As Windows 7 no longer receives patches for newly discovered vulnerabilities, it becomes increasingly susceptible to cyberattacks. The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has warned against using Windows 7 for online banking services or even email. However, according to NetMarketShare, the number of Windows 7 users has remained virtually unchanged since January, with the operating system still running on a quarter of all current PCs (24.28%).
12 months ago, Windows 7 still held 35% of the market share, a 10% decline for an operating system that has existed for a decade without support isn't bad. But why do so many still want to avoid upgrading from Win 7 to Windows 10? It's because of privacy concerns surrounding modern systems, although Microsoft has made significant efforts to address this recently. There are also issues caused by Windows 10 updates. In fact, some businesses simply don't want to update, and many still prefer using Windows 7.
Windows 10 continues to solidify its position at the top spot after increasing its market share to 57.83%. In March, Microsoft finally achieved its goal of one billion devices running their latest operating system, 20 months later than initially predicted. And there's good news for Linux as the operating system has reached its all-time high usage of 3.17%.
Google has taken steps to enhance security for services on Apple's iOS operating system. Specifically, Google supports Security Key on iOS devices to make it easier for users to use and access this technology.
