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Windows 7 Overtakes Vista For Hardcore PC Users

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Well, hereā€™s something we didnā€™t notice last time we checked; it seems Microsoftā€™s Windows 7 operating system has already overtaken Windows Vista as a hardcore PC gamerā€™s operating system of choice.

https://lastchance.cc/the-average-pc-gamers-rig-as-of-december-2009-5444154%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E

28.53% of Steam users report Windows 7 as their operating system, while Vista users represent 27.91% of the platformā€™s userbase (the remainder, of course, still using good olā€™ Windows XP). For the record, Windows Vista was released to retail in January 2007. Windows 7, on the other hand, was released to retail in October 2009, meaning itā€™s overtaken its predecessor in record time. At least, among hardcore PC gamers. And seeing as many games demand the use of Steam these days, I think itā€™s safe to assume Steam users are an almost perfect representation of hardcore PC games.

Sure, Vista had its critics early in the day, but it quickly settled down; Iā€™ve been running it since April 2008 on my gaming PC with no hassles whatsoever. I guess Windows 7 is justā€¦better. Anyone whoā€™s made the upgrade care to elaborate on just why that is?

Steam Hardware Survey: January 2010 [Valve, via Ars Technica]

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