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Windows in Lebanon: Down to 12%?

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 18, 2024

THE latest from statCounter suggests further losses for Windows. Microsoft used to have 99% only 15 years ago (in Lebanon). █

Operating System Market Share Lebanon: Feb 2009 - May 2024

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