GNU/Linux in Philippines Climbs to New Levels

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 11, 2024

THE latest data (as ODF) from statCounter looks like this for GNU/Linux and Chromebooks:

Desktop Operating System Market Share Philippines: Mar 2009 - June 2024

This is an all-time high. █

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