Laos Leaving GAFAM Behind, Gradually
2 years ago: Since COVID-19 Lockdowns Windows Fell From Almost 50% to Just 10% in Laos
Yesterday evening it was measured at 10% for GNU/Linux at one point:
Two months ago Windows was measured at just 6% "market share" in Laos - an all-time low.
Not many people ever speak about - let alone heard of - Laos. It was heavily bombed because of its perceived politics (the country was bombed at a very high per person rate - highest ever on planet Earth). Quoting BBC: "Fifty years after the last US bombs fell on Laos, they are still killing and maiming. In an effort to stop the march of communism, between 1964 and 1973, America dropped over two million tonnes of ordnance on neutral Laos. On average, a planeload of bombs was released every eight minutes, 24 hours a day. This is more than was dropped on Germany and Japan in the entire World War Two. Laos, today a country of just six million people, remains the most heavily bombed country in the world per capita. Five decades after the war, these deadly items remain a persistent threat and daily reality for communities across Laos. More than 20,000 people have been killed or injured by UXO (unexploded ordnance, unexploded bombs, and explosive remnants of war) in Laos since the war ended in 1975, with people still killed and injured every year. Around half the victims are children. But UXO does not just kill and maim, it renders agricultural land useless and prevents economic progress. Although Laos is rich in natural resources, its development has been crippled by the legacy of the war. Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent travels to Laos to tell its story 50 years on."
52,000,000 tons of bombs, 80,000,000 unexploded bombs, according to another source. Germany still uncovers 2,000 tons of unexploded bombs from WWII every year, based on reputable sources. It is also a going concern in the UK.
Now the US has digital munitions. It's seen as "less expensive". █
