Window 7 past 25% market share barrier

The news from Microsoft is that Windows 7 has not past the 25% market share barrier with Windows XP ownership slowly declining in its presence worldwide.  The stats come from Statscounter.com

and it is widely believed that Windows 7 will soon rapidly replace Microsoft's Windows XP as the most influential Microsoft OS.

Windows 7, which has been touted as a worthy opponent to Apple's Mac seems to be gaining momentum of late, but most skeptics believe that the Mac still has an added advantage over the Windows, particularly in terms of branding and speed.  To help dent Apple's dominance in the mobile world, Microsoft recently released Windows Phone 7 which can be easily integrated with the Windows 7, something similar with Apple's iPhone and Mac.

No matter how it foes, time will tell who will be the winner.

Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Does Little for Windows 7

ZDNet reported that Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA), which is used primarily to detect pirated Windows has failed once again. This time, it is with Windows 7, Microsoft's latest product which is set to be launch very soon.

According to ZDNet, whenever Microsoft found a vunrebility in their system, hackers would be quick to get around it, hence creating new patches to enable unlicense use of the software. The latest problem with Windows 7 comes with hackers finding a leak to the Loveno OEM master key, hence giving them unlimited access to the genuine product.

Windows have been trying hard to counter piracy through the years, but their effort has largely been dissapointing.