Computerworld posted a story that Net Applications said that Windows 8's usage uptake resembles 2007's Vista rather than the eventually successful Windows 7

According to Net Applications, 1.2% of all Windows PCs ran Windows 8 during November, more than double its share the month before..

While Windows 8 uptake rate edged Vista's first full month -- that OS ended February 2007 with a 1% share of all Windows systems -- the new edition actually jumped less than the problem- and perception-plagued Vista. From January to February 2007, Vista increased its share more than five times, compared to the doubling of Windows 8.

  Windows 8 uptake: More like Vista than Windows 7