Even today, millions of PCs are still running Windows 7, and the operating system still runs on a massive 26 percent of all PCs according to data from Netmarketshare. Windows 7 became so popular, in fact, that it took Windows 10 nearly four years just to pass it in market share. Windows 7 certainly did fix things, with its new task bar, Aero window management, file libraries, and much more.
“I’m a PC, and Windows 7 was my idea” was the message back then, a clear nod to the fact that it was designed to fix the Windows Vista failure. Microsoft is dropping support of Windows 7, nearly 11 years after first launching the operating system with a flashy New York City marketing campaign.
