Windows 7 Ousts XP for Top Spot in the U.S.

With the warm reception following the release of Windows 7, however, XP users had to think long and hard about whether to stick with their legacy OS or forgive Microsoft for Vista and make the jump to its latest and greatest.

Many have chosen the latter. According to analytics firm StatCounter, Windows XP is no longer the most used desktop OS in the U.S. For the first time, that distinction belongs to Windows 7.

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