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Windows is getting smaller every year if not every month. Android/Linux is what's growing.
Countries Where Android is Measured at Over 80% of the Market for Operating Systems
It's mostly areas where mobile phone usage outpaces desktop/laptop usage
Old 'Windows PCs' Are Becoming GNU/Linux PCs
We are delighted to say that Europe consistently shows GNU/Linux growth, and it is not limited to something locked down such as ChromeOS (better than Windows, but not a path towards true digital freedom).
GNU/Linux Reaches 3% Market Share in South America, According to statCounter, More Than Doubling Its Share Since Pandemic Began
Not only does Windows go down (both share and revenue). GNU/Linux is among the main gainers if not the sole gainer.
GitHub is Still Waning Under Microsoft, No Wonder It Shut Down Its Physical Offices and Had Several Rounds of Mass Layoffs Last Year
This year, 2024, it seems safe to assume this: GitHub isn't making any money
Open Source Initiative Wastes Money on PR Agencies, Still Fronts for Microsoft
It actively helps the attack on copyleft, i.e. on software freedom
GNU/Linux Market Share Rises to 4% Worldwide, Windows Still Going Down
Looking at another high-profile data source, and one which is independent from statCounter, this survey that goes back over 20 years shows GNU/Linux rising from 3.9% in November to 4.0% (year's end), so we're seeing similar numbers. We add screenshots below.
What Android, GNU/Linux, and Windows Look Like in 2024 (Based on statCounter, by Country)
Putting aside the growing share of GNU/Linux, Android is already quite vast. No wonder revenues associated with Windows are down so sharply, based on Microsoft.
BSD and GNU/Linux Are About the Users Exercising Control Over Life (Which is Increasingly Computerised), Microsoft is Still the Antithesis
Don't try to teach Microsoft to "love" GNU/Linux. It'll never happen. At best it'll act "coy" while attacking you from the inside, usually behind your back.
GNU/Linux is Unsafe Because You Can Choose Password 'GoodMorning123' and Open to Logins From Anywhere on the Planet
This "gish gallop" of FUD is already tiring. Responding to it each time is a time-consuming exercise, but let's have a go at it. Someone should.
GNU/Linux Majority OS in West Africa, Says statCounter
GNU/Linux (excluding ChromeOS) is measured at 6.19% of desktops/laptops in Turkey, 6.29% of desktops/laptops in Luxembourg, 8.04% of desktops/laptops in Lebanon, 8.44% of desktops/laptops in Ukraine, 8.57% of desktops/laptops in Azerbaijan, 9.43% of desktops/laptops in Greece, 14.84% of desktops/laptops in India, and 17.53% of desktops/laptops in Norway.
Happy New Year, Windows at All-Time Low Based on statCounter, GNU/Linux Now Above 4% in Desktops/Laptops
statCounter numbers for 2024 have just come out (this afternoon). Let's take a quick look at the snapshot.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Publish Loads of Windows/Microsoft Fluff, Then Assert That the Topic is "Trending"
What has happened at MakeUseOf (MOU)? They never responded to our polite and constructive query.
Another Good Year for GNU/Linux
Aside from maturity of some distros we saw actual growth, worldwide, for GNU/Linux. The growth was considerable on laptops/desktops, based on several surveys that we saw. Some measure GNU/Linux at around 4% across all form factors.
GNU/Linux Saw Its Biggest Global Boost This Month, Rising 0.6% in a Month Based on statCounter
Have a play with the full dataset
A Code of Conduct Can Lead to Deterioration of Quality Control in Linux (Nobody Reprimanded for Technical Issues, Instead Critics at Times of Crisis Get Reprimanded)
The pertinent details about the latest Linux issue are not fully disclosed just yet, but it has been assigned a rare level of severity
The Effort to Silence (Squash) GNU/Linux Advocates and Press Coverage
What's wrong with all this? Look at the big(ger) picture. Look at the long-term agenda, not just the stepping stones.
GNU/Linux Popularity Surging, So Why Did MakeUseOf Quit Covering It About 10 Days Ago?
HE sad news is, MakeUseOf is no longer covering GNU/Linux. Why? We don't know. But this change was abrupt, not gradual.
Who is the Mystery Payer of Sandlers' (Software Freedom Conservancy) Quarter Million Dollars (Huge Salary) Per Year?
Donate today to fund Sandler's $250,000 per annum salary and $500/hour motions to gag Professor Eben Moglen (with help from real lawyers, who later do blog posts that further demonise Professor Moglen).
ASEAN and GNU/Linux: 5% in Singapore (Compared to 1% a Decade Ago)
As it turns out, more people in that small country are turning to GNU/Linux; consider the trends alone; at the start of the year Windows was measured at just 15% there and GNU/Linux was measured at 5% this past summer on desktops and laptops. If one counts ChromeOS as GNU/Linux, then it's even higher.