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Someday, 90% of people won't be running Windows... It's been said for decades now, but it might happen some day.

• otterley 7y ago
  If we consider smartphone browsers, that time has already come to pass!
  • zamadatix 7y ago
    Half sure, 90% no.
    • otterley 7y ago
      There are over 2.5 billion active Android devices (https://twitter.com/Android/status/1125822326183014401 https://twitter.com/Android/status/1125822326183014401). There were over 700 million active iPhones in 2017, likely more today (https://fortune.com/2017/03/06/apple-iphone-use-worldwide/ https://fortune.com/2017/03/06/apple-iphone-use-worldwide/). So conservatively there are over 3 billion smartphones. Microsoft claims there are over 1 billion Windows 10 installations (https://news.microsoft.com/bythenumbers/en/windowsdevices/ https://news.microsoft.com/bythenumbers/en/windowsdevices/) and over half are running Windows 10; so that means that less than 2 billion Windows installations are in existence. The numbers are pretty clear at this point.
      • zamadatix 7y ago
        > So conservatively there are over 3 billion smartphones. > so that means that less than 2 billion Windows installations are in existence. In what world is 3 billion out of 5 billion >= 90%? I repeat "Half sure, 90% no."
        • otterley 7y ago
          I think I misread the GP. I interpreted it as a claim that someday, Windows won’t have a 90% market share.