Thursday, January 2, 2014

OS X Mavericks adoption steps on the brakes

Computerworld - OS X Mavericks' uptake slowed significantly in December, putting a crimp on Apple's plans to move customers to the new -- and free -- operating system.
Data from Web metrics company Net Applications also showed a worrisome fragmentation of the Mac operating system market, with three older editions, including 2009's Snow Leopard, crowded around the 20% line, each accounting for between one-sixth and one-fourth of the user base.
The slowdown in Mavericks adoption last month was in contrast to the rapid uptake in November, when the free operating system upgrade vaulted from fourth place among the various editions to first.
At the end of November, 32% of all Macs tracked online by Net Applications were running OS X Mavericks, a 21-point increase over the month prior. In December, Mavericks gained just 5 percentage points, climbing to a 37% share.

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