Android surpasses Windows as world’s most popular OS for web browsing

04 April 2017
On a global scale, Android has knocked out Windows as the primary operating system for internet browsing.

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oli, 04 Apr 2017you're someone who doesn't understand how weak and powerles... moreOne update and everything will be fixed, but what about those touch optimisation Microsoft trying to do since 2011!?

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    Note7 owner, 04 Apr 2017Even on my PC I use chrome to browse the web. Who the heck ... moreEdge is way better than any other browser in Windows 10. I was a fan of chrome but stopped using it after I experienced Edge.

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      • 04 Apr 2017

      Note7 owner, 04 Apr 2017Even on my PC I use chrome to browse the web. Who the heck ... moreWell, Chrome on PC is absolute sh*t, it hogs all of the RAM available, runs multiple processes for just 1 tab open, Opera is vastly superior and it got Chrome add-ons compability, I liked IE 10 and 11 because they were very fast and did not crash plugins all the time like Chrome does, but I never used it a lot due to lack of add-ons.

        Anonymous, 04 Apr 2017Haha *knew* it. Called that 5 years ago and people said "ne... moreI can't play GTA V or Dishonored 2 on Android (Streaming don't count) most games on PC are heavy like 50GB and growing, high resolution textures 4K and uncompress audio i doubt you can place those files in paltry smartphone storage, also software like CAD and regular Adobe only works full potential on PC's.

        Android is just fine and great, but it's very unlikely will displace the PC platform, which is the place if you want more power and full features, but i agree that Windows will lose many users for those wanting light use like web browsing.

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          Anonymous, 04 Apr 2017Haha *knew* it. Called that 5 years ago and people said "ne... moreyou're someone who doesn't understand how weak and powerless android currently is. Android doesn't scale, load and display so many things on the internet correctly. Not saying it wont get better in the future, but its no where NEAR as good or reliable as a pc. You need to stop playing so much pokemon go and learn a bit about the million and one things a junk android phone still can't do.

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            Anonymous, 04 Apr 2017Haha *knew* it. Called that 5 years ago and people said "ne... morePc can still be used for gaming though

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              Haha *knew* it. Called that 5 years ago and people said "never going to hapoen".
              I mean are you kidding me? PCs go the way of the dodo. Only weird neerds would own one in 10 years from now and would only exist in nostalgia memes "member when we had giant boxes for computers?" "Oh, I member, I member"

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                AnonD-656673, 04 Apr 2017Now, what Android need is a proper desktop compatible UI an... moreIt won't.

                  AnonD-514929, 04 Apr 2017Old man viewing his PDFLol

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                    Note7 owner, 04 Apr 2017Even on my PC I use chrome to browse the web. Who the heck ... moreOld man viewing his PDF

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                      DrearyDepp, 04 Apr 20175 years later: Android surpasses Windows as world's most po... moreI definitely think it's going to happen, no joke.

                        Even on my PC I use chrome to browse the web. Who the heck uses Internet explorer?

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                          Now, what Android need is a proper desktop compatible UI and windows will die for good.

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                            Definitely android win.I live in a place so called emerging market.In my house alone we have more than 10 android smartphone (including the old one that still functioning) and only one windows device which is my laptop.Android smartphone becoming so cheap here in which u can buy a new android phone as low as 40 dollar without contract.

                              5 years later: Android surpasses Windows as world's most popular OS for gaming

                              10 years later: Android surpasses Windows as world's most popular OS for pretty much everything

                              Jk jk but who knows, it may just happen

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                                OMG
                                You've got to be kidding !

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                                  Those "Unknown" OSes must be Tizen. But Microsoft seems to have never considered emerging markets as markets. Look at the results now. But rest assured: those of you having blogs and websites won't have to rush to make it mobile-friendly, except if your audience is aimed at Asians and Africans.

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