Windows 10 sees its largest surge ever as Microsoft's forced-upgrade push rolls on
Putting away the carrots and breaking out the sticks appears to be paying off for Microsoft, at least in raw market share.
After pushing Windows 10 onto legions of Windows 7 and 8 PCs as a Recommended update, Windows 10 saw its largest-ever surge in month-to-month usage share in May, according to Net Applications. Windows 10’s usage share jumped by 2.09 percent between April and May, to 17.43 percent overall. That may not sound like much, but it’s a huge leap in such a short time. The only other month that even comes close is January, which saw Windows 10 usage spike by 1.89 percent after the holiday season.
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