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Windows Falls Below 13% Market Share in Africa, Barely Has Any Country With Majority

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 01, 2024,
updated Mar 01, 2024

Android at all-time highs there, according to one survey, with Windows being the main "loser" (Android growing at its expense):

Africa OS share

Windows Falls Below 13% Market Share in Africa

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