Microsoft Windows in Egypt: From 99% to Less than 9% (Loss of 90% Market Share Since 2010)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2023-07-20 16:04:15 UTC
Modified: 2023-07-20 16:04:15 UTC

Summary: Just like in Nigeria, Africa's other very large population^*, Egypt's reliance on Windows is a thing of the past

_____ ^* Egypt is second-biggest, with Ethiopia in second and Nigeria with twice as many people as Egypt.

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