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Microsoft Windows XP Captures 20% Market Share On the Internet in Less Than a Year
Among Web Users, Windows XP Operating System Second Only to Windows 98, According to WebSideStory’s StatMarket

SAN DIEGO, CA -- October 1, 2002 - WebSideStory, Inc. ( www.websidestory.com), the leader in outsourced Web analytics, today reported that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Windows XP has captured 20 percent market share on the Internet since being released a little less than a year ago. The operating system is now the second most popular OS among Web users worldwide behind Windows 98, according to the independently produced report from WebSideStory’s StatMarket®, a leading source of data on global Internet user trends.

As of Sept. 25, 2002, XP’s global Web usage share – the percentage of Internet users with XP as their operating system – had risen to 19.94 percent, up from about 2.4 percent during the first week of November 2001, StatMarket reported. Microsoft Windows 98 still ranks as the No. 1 OS version among Web users worldwide, with nearly 37 percent of the market as of the same date. However, its global Web usage share has dropped significantly since last November when it was around 50 percent, according to StatMarket. Windows XP was launched on October 25, 2001.

“XP came on strong from the beginning so it’s not surprising to see how fast it has grown over the past year,” said Geoff Johnston, vice president of product marketing for StatMarket. “At its current growth rate, it’s only a matter of months before it overtakes Windows 98 as the most widely used OS on the Web.”

Although use of Windows XP has grown rapidly among Web users worldwide, adoption rates of the new OS can still vary widely from country to country. For example, XP has a faster adoption rate in Germany than that of the global average – almost 24 percent of its Internet population uses Windows XP. In China however, only 8.74 percent of Web users have adopted Windows XP.

StatMarket provides Web designers and Web software developers with valuable market share data on browsers, operating systems, plug-ins and more. The service gathers information from tens of millions of Internet users a day to more than 100,000 sites worldwide actively using WebSideStory’s HitBox® ( www.hitbox.com) outsourced Web visitor analysis services. For information about a StatMarket subscription, visit www.statmarket.com or call 858.546.0040 x231.

About StatMarket
StatMarket ( www.statmarket.com) is a Web site design and Web software development optimization service that provides valuable market share data on browsers, operating systems, screen resolutions, and more. The service is geared for Web site designers, software developers, and market researchers who need accurate data to build the most effective sites and products possible. StatMarket publishes information gathered from tens of millions of Internet users a day to more than 100,000 sites actively using WebSideStory’s HitBox outsourced Web visitor analysis services. StatMarket segments global Internet user trend data from visitors in 245 countries to sites in 120 industry categories. For more information, call 858.546.0040 x 231.

About WebSideStory
Founded in 1996, WebSideStory ( www.websidestory.com) is the leader in outsourced Web analytics. The company's services help businesses profit from their online presence by providing detailed, real-time information about online visitor and customer behavior. Each month, the company analyzes more than 30 billion page views for its clients. Select WebSideStory customers include Accenture, Adobe, AdvancePCS, Brooks Brothers, CBS SportsLine.com, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, LexisNexis, Northwest Airlines, Skechers, and Taylor Made- adidas Golf. Aberdeen Group, Forrester Research and META Group have all recognized WebSideStory as the market-share leader for outsourced Web analytics. Recent accolades include PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award for best Web visitor analysis service; eWeek's and PC Magazine’s Innovations in Infrastructure (i3) award; and Deloitte & Touche's "Fast 50" award for the fastest growing technology companies in Southern California. WebSideStory has also been named as one of the top 20 ASPs in the world by ASPNews.com. For more information, contact WebSideStory, Inc. Voice: 858.546.0040. Fax: 858.546.0480. Address: 10182 Telesis Court, 6th Floor, San Diego, CA 92121. E-mail: press@websidestory.com. Web: www.websidestory.com. WebSideStory and HitBox are registered service marks of WebSideStory, Inc. Other trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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