Windows 7 is officially now the most popular personal computer desktop system in the world. The report which states that Windows 7 has surpassed XP in terms of global market share is based on traffic data from Netmarketshare which are based on web-based traffic from all over the world. According to the report, August 2012 figures put Windows 7 with 42.76% of the desktop market share and Windows XP at 42.52%. The rest is shared by Vista (6.15%), OS X (2.45%) with the 3.74% shared by other systems including iOS, Android and Linux.
