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Papua New Guinea: GNU/Linux Growing, Windows Down Below 15%

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 14, 2024

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THIS latest data from PNG, averaged a bit for smoothness (11-month window), shows that Microsoft Windows was measured at about 99% in 2017, whereas now it's at ~50%, and with mobile devices included, Windows is less than 15% as Android is about 70%.

HTTPS: latest data from PNG
↺ HTTPS: measured at about 99% in 2017, whereas now it's at ~50%
↺ HTTPS: with mobile devices included, Windows is less than 15%

Here (below) is how GNU/Linux is doing, not counting Chromebooks at all. What matters is the relative measure; it seems indisputable there's headway and momentum. █

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Map of Papua New Guinea
Desktop Operating System Market Share Papua New Guinea: Feb 2009 - June 2024
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