What impact has no longer being free had on Windows 10 adoption? (Spoiler: A surprising one)

Earlier this week Microsoft updated its Windows Trends page to show Windows 10 now having a whopping 39 percent of the global market, with a share of 50 percent in the US and 51 percent in the UK. What made these figures so impressive/unbelievable (delete as applicable) is they showed the standings as of June. Today, NetMarketShare releases its desktop operating system usage share figures for August and, as you might expect, they paint a very different picture. SEE ALSO: Windows 10 has over 50 percent market share, according to Microsoft -- wait, what? NetMarketShare has Windows 10 on 22.99… [Continue Reading]