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Dozens of sites reported this week that Windows 7 usage is "skyrocketing."
The reports are based on charts from a notoriously unreliable source.
More likely explanation: Changes in iOS 26 are confusing analytics trackers.
My news feed was absolutely overwhelmed this week with headlines telling me that Windows 7's market share "skyrocketed" last month, as users just said no to Windows 11.
Then I realized it's the first of the month and of course all those stories are appearing because Statcounter Global Stats just released its "market share" reports for the previous month. Tech reporters cannot resist charts like this one any more than Mr. Bigglesworth can say no to a bag of fresh catnip.
Did 100 million+ people really switch to Windows 7 last month? Seriously? Screenshot by Ed Bott/ZDNET
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