Google Already Dominates the Global South (via Android/Linux)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 02, 2025

Earlier today: Apple's iOS Almost Bigger Than Windows Now (Internationally), Windows Falls to 22% According to statCounter

These maps [1, 2] are increasingly orange:

If one puts aside Russia and east Europe, not many countries exist that still connect to the Web from Windows more than from Android, according to statCounter.

How long before Android dominates to the same extent Chrome dominates in Web browsers?

This is March 2025:

This poses a serious privacy problem. It's not freedom; only freedom from Microsoft. █

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