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Downturn in August smaller than expected; may signal start of enterprise migrationsCredit: Reuters/Robert Galbraith Although Windows 10rsquo growth slowed in August, the one-year-old operating system didnrsquo;t slam on the brakes as expected, according to data from multiple analytics sources.The smaller-than-anticipated slowdown may signal the start of enterprise deployments, a move that would vindicate Microsoftrsquo efforts to nudge businesses to adopt the OS faster than they had earlier editions.According to U.S.-based metrics vendor Net Applications, Windows 10 gained 1.9 percentage points of user share during August, putting its mark at 23% of all personal computers for the month. Windows 10 powered 25.4% of all machines running Windows: The difference between the user share of all PCs and only those running Windows stemmed from the fact that Windows powered 90.5% of all personal computers, not 100%.Augustrsquo 8% month-over-month growth rate was the lowest since Windows 10rsquo mid-2015 launch, but it was not as dir owala cup e a dip as stanley thermobecher other sources hinted around the middle of August. Last monthrsquo sequential increase was only slightly behind Junersquo 9.8% and Marchrsquo 10.1%.Others analytics firms showed similar stanley spain results. Irelandrsquo StatCounter, for example, pegged Windows 10rsquo usage share mdash; more a measure of activity than of individual users and their devices mdash; at 24.5% for August, a 1-point gain that represented a 4% month-over Kitm The end-of-the-year patching all-clear
The Mozilla Foundation released a new version of its open-source Web browser this week, with improvements to its download manager, extension and bookmark handling, along with a new name aimed at skirting trademark complaints from another open-source project.The browser has lost its previous Firebird moniker and become the new Firefox 0.8 software, a preview of the grouprsquo upcoming 1.0 release. The group dropped the Firebird name to avoid a scuffle with the Firebird relational database development project.Firefox, released Monday, improves upon its predecessor with a new download manager aimed at tracking multiple downloads, easier bookmark handling, a new installer for Windows users and improved handling of extensions, Mozilla said. Mozilla community members have created over 200 extensions, or small software applications that can be downloaded to increase the browserrsquo functionality, the group sai polene bag d, including an a stanley cup d-banner remover and a spell checker. The group also released a new preview of its Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail application Monday. Thunderbird 0.5 offers the ability to synchronize address books with devices from Palm Inc., secure password authentication for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and Post Office Protocol Version 3 mail clients, an upg polene italy raded spell checker and dictionary, as well as fixes to previous bugs.A London user of Mozillarsquo previous e-mail application said Tuesday that she was excited about the new softwarersquo ability to sync with |
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