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Originally Posted by MDK

46% PCs worldwide running Windows 7 64-bit edition

32 bit is on the way out as it should be. Enough said.

Interesting that an operating system with a 13.7% market share manages to have a 46% market share for one version alone.

Last figures I saw were:
Windows XP 62.4%
Windows Vista 14.7%
Windows 7 13.7%
All other OS 9.1%

Assuming that 46% of Windows 7 installs are 64 bit, that gives it around 6.2% of the total operating system pie.

OTOH, a total chuckle is that they reported a .03% share for Windows ME.

Perhaps you should have included a link to the press release you were quoting. It makes it rather clear that the 46% was referring to the installed base of Windows 7 only. Otherwise, the quote I used above is equally valid.

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b...windows-7.aspx