Windows 10's usage share closes in on OS X's

Less than four weeks after its official release, Microsoft's Windows 10 has come close to -- but has yet to surpass -- the global usage share of Apple's OS X, the only significant rival to Microsoft's family of operating systems, new data shows.

According to Irish analytics firm StatCounter, Windows 10's worldwide usage share reached 7.3% on Sunday, a record since its July 29 launch.

Also yesterday, OS X climbed to 8.3%.

Usage share is Computerworld's term for StatCounter's measurements, which are of Internet activity because the company tallies page views to its clients' websites, then uses the browser agent string to calculate the percentage of the devices powered by various operating systems.

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