Windows 8.1 finally passes 5% market share, while unsupported Windows XP is still over 26%

April was the sixth full month of availability for Microsoft’s latest operating system version: Windows 8.1 continues to steadily grow while Windows 8 remains largely flat, allowing the duo together to crack 12 percent market share. Meanwhile, despite support for Windows XP finally ending last month, the ancient OS still has more than 26 percent of the pie. The latest market share data from Net Applications shows that Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 have gained a combined 0.94 percentage points (from 11.30 percent to 12.24 percent). More specifically, Windows 8 slipped 0.05 percentage points (from 6.41 percent to 6.36 percent),...



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