[SmokingJoe]

Really?

Yup.
From the article

“Previous versions of Microsoft operating systems sold considerably fewer licenses than Windows 8 in a comparable period, with XP shipping 8 million units in the month following its launch in 2002, and Microsoft Vista selling around 10 million licenses in the first 30 days following its introduction in 2006. “

In raw figures, Windows 8’s first month has been around twice as strong as for Windows Vista, and four times as strong as that of Windows XP"

[Yosemitest]

Duh?
What year did Windows XP come out, and what was the population then?
Compare that to the population NOW, and then look at the percentages.
Many military people, both retired and active duty, that I communicate with, have dumped Windows for the less virus prone Apple Operating Systems.