StatCounter: 50.2% of all computers connected to the Internet in June were running Windows 7. Netmarketshare: Windows XP still accounts for 40% of the operating system market, with Windows 7 right on its tail with 39%. ZDNet: Users who do not have Windows 7 and wish to upgrade to Windows 8 will lose out. Gartner: Windows 8 is “more touchy-feely” since Microsoft re-engineered the dreaded “BSOD for the era of Twitter and texting – unhappy smilies and chirpy one-liners””]