01.10.2013 19:50 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Windows 8 users now outnumber Mac addicts

It took 11 months, but Microsoft's Windows 8 has passed Apple's OS X in market share, according to StatCounter.StatCounter's numbers for September show 7.46 percent market share for Windows 8, an increase of 0.44 percent over the previous month. That was enough to surpass Mac market share, which dropped 0.2 percentage points to 6.98 percent.Meanwhile, older versions of Windows are holding somewhat steady. Windows 7 saw a 0.03 drop to 51.98 percent share, Windows XP rose by 0.01 points to 20.59 percent and Windows Vista somehow gained 0.09 points, bringing it to 5.3 percent market share. So while Windows 8's market share is steadily rising, previous versions aren't going away.If this news sounds familiar, it's because last month, rival measurement firm NetMarketShare found that Windows 8 market share had

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