Windows 10 users are migrating to macOS and Linux

According to the latest data released by NetMarketShare, Windows 10 has lost some loyal users who have switched to other operating systems such as macOS and Linux.

Continuing the legacy, Microsoft’s Windows 10 Operating System has monopolized the market since its launch in 2015. It recently reached the milestone of 1 billion active devices – a dream that has been more than delayed. two years.

Windows 10 sales statistics are falling

But it seems that Windows 10’s success in the operating system market is dwindling. Speaking of numbers, the desktop market share for Windows Operating Systems (all versions) fell 2% between March 2020 and April 2020.

That number of users has switched to macOS, with Apple growing its market share by 0.8% during the same period. What is surprising, however, is that the desktop share of Linux distributions has increased by 1.5%, which is almost double that of macOS.

Furthermore, if we compare the data from April 19 (Windows: 88.22%) and April 20 (Windows: 86.92%), there is a decrease of 1.3% over the past twelve months. That means some Windows users want to find another operating system.

However, Microsoft’s favorite operating system makes up 88% of all desktops and laptops. Meanwhile, speaking of Windows 10, the market share in terms of users decreased from 57.34% in March to 56.03% in April 2020.

An important thing to note here is that the data compiled by NetMarketShare is not exhaustive for all computers in the world.

Here, the numbers published by StatCounter are enough to conclude that Windows users are switching to macOS and Linux systems.

Accordingly, between March and April 2020, Windows saw a decline in its market share, while the number skyrocketed for macOS and Linux.

So this information can be used to make a rough estimate of how popular different operating systems are today.

Why are Windows 10 users switching to another operating system?

When it comes to market share numbers, increases and decreases in the chart are a common thing. However, if you wanted to list the reasons behind this dramatic drop, there could be several reasons.

First, Windows 7 Operating System reached its end of life in January of this year. That means users who can’t get security updates anymore might be looking for some good alternatives to Windows 7. Possibly, they’ve found Linux and macOS to be better options. compared to Windows 10.

Another reason could be a faulty software update. It’s been a long time since Windows 10 users installed updates without experiencing some nasty BSOD (blue screen of death) errors.

Although Microsoft is making sincere efforts in testing Windows 10 2004 but it remains to be seen whether it can stop many people from abandoning Windows in the coming months.

Alternatively, it could simply be the case that the user wants to try something new. Apple’s macOS is pretty feature-rich, and there are some pretty awesome Linux distributions out there. For Vietnam, users are also turning to testing CyOS – Operating system of Viettel.