14 DAY TRIAL // Even though Windows Vista continues to receive support from Microsoft, the majority of users have already stepped away from this operating system, leaving behind what was often called Redmond’s biggest flop for a newer, faster, and more secure release such as Windows 7.
But statistics provided by market researcher Net Applications indicate that Windows Vista continues to be a tough nut to crack, and even though some people initially thought that it would be really easy to kill this OS version, it’s not.
As you can see for yourself in the adjacent photo, Windows Vista was installed last month on 2.82 percent of the desktop computers across the world, down from 3.07 percent in September 2014.
While this is indeed a significant decline that could quickly lead to complete eradication, the above graph shows that, in the last 12 months, Windows Vista hasn’t lost so many users as one would be tempted to believe.
The good thing for now is that Windows Vista is still getting updates and security patches from Microsoft, so if you still run it, you’re still on the safe side for a little bit longer.
Mainstream support for Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 ended on April 10, 2012, but extended support continues to be available until April 11, 2017, so there’s still plenty of time to update.