Windows 8's Share of Internet Traffic Up to 8.02 Percent

Windows XP, 7 make up 78+ percent

Windows 8 continues to claw its way up the OS ranks, while Windows XP keeps losing its grip.

Stats released Tuesday by Web tracker Net Applications gave Windows 8 an 8.02 percent slice of all desktop OS Web traffic for September. That number was up from 7.41 percent in August and 5.4 percent in July.

At the same time, Windows XP continues to shed its once-dominant position. For September, XP scored a 31.4 percent share, down from 33.6 percent in August and 37.1 percent in July.