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All About Microsoft reports that Windows 7s share of the PC market is continuing to grow steadily, while Apples, Linuxs and Googles shares are making slow inroads, according to new worldwide PC usage data from Gartner Inc.



By the end of 2011, 42 percent of PCs in use worldwide will be running Windows 7, according to new forecast by Gartner Inc.

Gartner is also predicting that 94 percent of new PCs will ship with Windows 7 installed this year, analysts said on August 9.

Improvements in IT spending in 2010 and 2011 are accelerating deployment of Windows 7 in the U.S. and Asian Pacific enterprise markets, Gartner said.
  Gartner: 42 percent of PCs will be running Windows 7 by year-end