1287 NetApplications HitsLink have posted Operating System Market Share stats for September, 2008, showing the Mac OS's market share hit 8.23 percent during the month, its high-water mark for the 21st Century. Windows and Linux both slipped slightly over the month, while the iPhone version of OS X was up slightly carrying momentum over from its big gain in August.

Here's the Operating System Total Market Share rundown of the significant players for September (August figures in parentheses):

Windows 90.29% (90.66%)
Mac 8.23% (7.86%)
Linux 0.91% ( 0.93%)
iPhone 0.32% (0.30%)

Comparing longer term, at 90.29% Windows is still down nearly five percentage points since May 2006 (95.09%), while the Mac OS at 8.23% has still not quite doubled its share over the same interval from 4.43% in May '06, and Linux has more than doubled its from 0.40% to 0.91% percent - but is off two-tenths of a point from August.

In terms of versions:

Windows:
Windows XP 68.67%   (69.49%)
Windows Vista 18.33% (17.85% )
Windows 2000 1.89% (2.02%)
Windows NT 0.80%
Windows 98 0.34%
Windows ME 0.19%
Windows CE 0.06%

Macintosh:
MacIntel 5.80%    (5.44%)
Mac OS (Classic)   2.43% (2.42%)
iPhone 0.32% (0.30%)
iPod 0.04% (0.05%)

Linux 0.91%   (0.93%)

To read more, click here:
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=8
and
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=8

Hitslink also posted August, 2008 Browser Market Share stats yesterday, showing Internet Explorer dropping back slightly, with more than a point drop from July, Firefox down slightly to 19.46 percent from 19.73 percent, and Safari gaining more ground last month to 6.65 percent from 6.37 percent, and Opera bumped from number four spot by newcomer Chrome.

Browser Total Market Share:

Microsoft Internet Explorer  - 71.52%   (72.15%) 

Firefox  - 19.46% (19.73%)

Safari  - 6.65%  ( 6.37% )

Chrome - .78% (new entry this month)

Opera -   0.69% (0.74%)

Netscape  - 0.63%   (0.72%) 

Mozilla  -  0.09% (0.10% )

Opera Mini  -   0.05% (0.05%)

You can check it out at:
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=9
and
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=0


Charles W. Moore

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