Windows 98 And 2000 Die, Windows XP Becomes Oldest Still Used in Tyson Continent

APRIL 1, 2015 - TYSON CONTINENT'S RETRO COMPUTER LAB

As we reveal by the March 2015 market share record, as Windows 10 starts building market share, Windows 98 and 2000 have fallen below 0.01% market share, with a breathtaking lifespan of almost 17 years, and 15 years, respectively with market share. This moment was likely, at the start of 2006, Windows 98 had a 8.65% market share of all Windows PCs.

Also on July 11 that same year, Microsoft had dropped support for Windows 98. Windows XP had the high ground with a 73% market share, and is now the oldest Windows OS to still have market in Tyson Continent with its 14.79% market share.

Windows 2000 was always Windows 98's underminer, always having a market share below Windows 98, starting off 2006 with 6.62% market share, and eventually dropping below 1% in September 2009. (Windows 98 dropped below that mark in June 2011). Microsoft kept support for Windows 2000 until 2010, 4 years later than 98.

Windows Server 2003 will be next to go in 2016 or 2017, as it currently has a 0.54% market share.