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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 Mac Internet share up despite Windows 7 launch

Net Applications tracks the presence of various operating systems on the Internet

Nick Spence

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Preliminary data released overnight Sunday by Net Applications, shows Mac OS X's online share grew by 2.73 per cent in October, from 5.12 per cent to 5.26 per cent, despite the much anticipated launch of Microsoft's Windows 7.

Windows 7 did gain share, on sale for 9 days last month, but overhaul Windows' combined share of Internet traffic actually dropped from 92.77 per cent to 92.54 per cent Net Applications found, its ninth loss in 12 months.

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According to Fortune, Net Applications tracks the presence of various operating systems on the Internet by sampling browser data from visits to its clients websites, some 160 million hits per month.

The full Net Applications report can be found here.

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Jonah said on Mon, 02 Nov 2009

What a lame story. Lets look at November's figures. Then December's

Pip said on Tue, 03 Nov 2009

Considering it was only launched on 22 Oct I would say it is doing well. Like Jonah said, see what the next few months bring.

James said on Tue, 03 Nov 2009

Come on. If I was a PC user reading this, I'd be thinking that the Mac press were reduced to clutching at straws.

grow said on Tue, 03 Nov 2009

I suspect that the second sentence/para where it says "but overhaul" should say "but overall".

Reader said on Wed, 04 Nov 2009

@James - this story sounds pitiful

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