Microsoft Windows Sinks to Just 16% of the African Market
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2022-10-04 01:37:10 UTC
Modified: 2022-10-04 01:37:10 UTC
Summary: As we noted yesterday, Windows is down sharply this month (27.1% market share worldwide) and the decreases are very significant in Africa, where Android (Linux-based) is spreading fast. Here's a chart for Africa, showing Microsoft's decrease to about 16%.
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