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Windows 98 leads Windows Phone 7 in traffic share
WP7 is still pretty new of course, and Chitika does state that the latest Microsoft mobile OS is already halfway to surpassing the browser share of all other Microsoft mobile OSes. Chitika saw 10% growth in WP7 usage month-to-month, though that shakes out to .44%, up from .40%.
So, is this an obvious attention grab by Chitika? No doubt. But still, how the heck does Windows 98 still have that much of a presence? Perhaps some people just have a soft spot for DOS-based operating systems...
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Subscribe to commentsDavidJan 14th 2011 8:12AM
"But still, how the heck does Windows 98 still have that much of a presence?"
Well Lee, everyone in India and China can't quite afford to buy a new Core i7 with Windows 7 just yet.
Lee MathewsJan 14th 2011 8:15AM
@David I wouldn't think so. Heck, I can't even afford to, really. But I believe there are one or two other options which MIGHT be affordable.
RyzvonusefJan 14th 2011 11:27AM
.@Lee Mathews
You mean linux? people are too hooked up on windows, and the pirated version is too easily available, to bother with linux.
Oh, and your answer is: most probably computer labs in some third world ountries. They mostly run on cheap and/or donated hardware, which is low spec, and can barely run windows 98.
Lee MathewsJan 14th 2011 11:28AM
@Ryzvonusef Actually, I was thinking more of, say, secondhand Windows XP machines -- which are pretty dirt-cheap nowadays
MitchRapp81Jan 14th 2011 10:20AM
"After analyzing data from more than 100,000 sites in their network" ... Never heard of them. Maybe their only visitors are ghost machines collecting dust in basements LOL.
Travis BjorklundJan 14th 2011 3:53PM
@Lee Mathews *cough* Piratebay *cough*
smithx807Jan 14th 2011 11:59AM
This graph is skewed. In reality, there's only a 0.009% difference.
JamesJan 14th 2011 4:10PM
Wait, I don't get it. They're comparing a desktop OS which has been around for years and years and has millions upon millions of users to a phone that has only been around less than a year, isn't very popular, and has limited distribution channels?
There are also more corn fields in the world than there are Veteran license plates in the state of Arizona... what's the point?