Windows 8 surpasses OS X, in spite of "ubiquitousness" of latter

In a note full of charts and figures, ArsTechnica informed last week that Windows 8 is more widely used than OS X, while Internet Explorer 10 is on the rise. The worldwide operating system net market share indicates that Windows 7 holds a slice of 47.3%, whereas Windows 8 has a 7.43% and Windows XP 33.66%, with the rest of the pie shared between Vista, OS X and Linux, according to ArsTechnica. What I find surprising is the steady adoption of Windows 8 in spite of the ubiquitousness of Apple computers. Yes, they are visible everywhere but mostly in cafes and out in the wild, a striking contrast with what you see when you go into most corporate offices where Windows still rules. There is no denial, however, that Apple computers, iPhones and iPads are very popular now but that applies mostly in the consumer world. I particularly like all of these gadgets, but Microsoft Windows (both 7 and 8) are my favorite operating system.