Microsoft's Cash on Hand Fell 23.37% in the Past 12 Months or a Lot More in Past 15 Months, a Loss of Over 31 Billion Dollars in 12 Months or Almost 40 Billion Dollars in 15 Months! (32.1% Decline)
IBM Layoffs Just Before the Weekend

statCounter Latest (Figures for August Available Half a Day Ago)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 03, 2024

Yesterday: statCounter Starts Publishing Preliminary August Data, We Start With Belarus and Russia

Some more highlights:

In Libya GNU/Linux rose above 5%:

Desktop Operating System Market Share Libya

In Israel, Windows falls below 20% whilst Android soars:

Operating System Market Share Israel

GNU/Linux ("proper") rose to 4%:

Desktop Operating System Market Share Israel

Same in France, GNU/Linux rose to 4%.

In Germany, Android leaps past Windows:

Operating System Market Share Germany

GNU/Linux is approaching 6% on desktops/laptops and a further 1-2% if one also counts Chromebooks:

Desktop Operating System Market Share Germany

A year ago it was a lot lower. Decades ago it would be hard to believe.

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