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GNU/Linux and Android Trump Microsoft in Saudi Arabia, Bing Down Since the LLM Hype/Hysteria Began

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 19, 2025

IT has been a few months since last examined data gathered by statCounter from Saudi Arabians.

Right now we see GNU/Linux near 3.5% (not counting Chromebooks) and Windows down to 12% as Android rises fast. One thing we didn't notice before though is that Bing steadily moves down while Google rises. Since "Bing Chat" and all that LLM hype Bing seems to have actually lost share. This trend is affirmed by other data aggregators.

The money associated with contracts in Saudi Arabia is nothing to sneeze at; Microsoft leaves a lot of money on the table. █