XP number one on the web, and then some
WinInfo | at | by Mike
According to Web usage researcher WebSideStory, Windows XP is now being used by more than one-third of Internet users worldwide, making it by far the most popular operating system in use on the Web. As of early May, Windows XP had a global Web usage share of nearly 35 percent, about 10 percentage points higher than the next most popular version, Windows 98, according to WebSideStory. However, the firm notes that Windows 98 reached this usage percentage in one-third the time, "Windows XP's slower adoption rate on the Web may reflect a downshift in consumer's willingness to upgrade operating systems since the launch of Windows 98," said Geoff Johnston, the vice president of product marketing for HitBox StatMarket.