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Survey suggests Windows 8 uptake slower than Windows 7's

Charlee Gothard

Charlee Gothard

27 November 2012 • 1 min read

Online data indicates that just one per cent of UK PC users have Win 8

Early uptake of Windows 8 appears to be lagging behind that of Windows 7 in the period after the older OS's launch back in 2009. A survey of online activity carried out by marketing intelligence...

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