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Windows 11 just lost 5% market share in two months despite Windows 10 losing support.

Windows 11 just lost 5% market share in two months despite Windows 10 losing support. - Lemmy.World

According to Statcounter, Windows 11 held a 55.18% market share in October 2025. That share dropped to 53.7% in November and dropped again in December. Now, Windows 11 holds a 50.73% market share. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide [https://gs.statcounter.com/os-version-market-share/windows/desktop/worldwide]

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bus_factor Feb 2

I imagine this is why MS is finally backtracking a bit on the aggressive pushing of AI in every app. They’re doing Clippy all over again, but OS-wide this time.

Just impressive how hard they managed to screw the pooch here. Have they forgotten that every other Windows release is universally hated? They had a good thing going until they discontinued Windows 10 before Windows 12 was out. Now they’ll probably need to rush out another version, because the name Windows 11 is forever tainted.

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kboos1 Feb 2

The thing that’s driving me away from windows is how pushy it’s gotten. Forced updates, ads, AI, OneDrive, and subscriptions. I just want to be able to turn on MY computer and do what I want or need without having my guard up that I can’t trust my home PC with my privacy.

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Honytawk Feb 3

The reason why Windows is pushy is because the average user needs it to be.

Updates would never get installed, unless Microsoft forces them to.

They would lose their files, unless Microsoft pushes OneDrive.

It is easy for techy people to keep their computer functioning properly. But Windows isn’t just used by those people.

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r1veRRR

I’ll agree on the update thing, but absolutely NOT on any of the other parts. Things like OneDrive are ENTIRELY about money.

With the update thing, even “pros” were incredibly lazy with updates in the past. Having automatic updates at least as the default is entirely correct.