Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 03, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. South America is 100% Android Majority and Asia is Android (Except Russia and Japan)

   Android still dominates Africa

2. In Canada, Windows Falls to 28%, Almost Below Android

   In North America, in general, Android is now measured as bigger than Windows.

   New

3. In Over 10 European Nations Windows is Now Below 20%

   A lot of Europe is now Android majority

4. Links 02/09/2024: Lost Jobs, Social Security Crunch, and Crackdowns on Human Rights

   Links for the day

5. In Brazil GNU/Linux Has Reached 4% (Not Counting Chromebooks)

   When COVID-19 lockdowns started it was measured at only 1%

6. Gemini Links 02/09/2024: September Raves and gmlgcd Public Release

   Links for the day

7. Microsoft's Search (Bing) Down to Lowest Point This Year (3.32%), Lower Than Before LLM Hype Started

   What a disaster!

8. Windows "Market Share" in South America Down to 33%, Overtaken by Android in North America

   Below some threshold Microsoft can no longer charge much money for Windows

9. GNU/Linux in the US: From 0.52% in 2009 to 5.29% in 2024

   Not even counting Chromebooks

10. Peter Eckersley is back (online)

    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock

11. ChromeOS+GNU+Linux in UK Now Approaching One in 10 Laptops/Desktops, According to Irish Surveyor

    How statCounter sees it (based on Web data)

12. Africa: Windows Down to All-Time Low of 12% "Market Share"

    In 26 African nations it is below 10%

13. Europe This Month: Android Up to 42%, Windows Down to 28% (Down 3%)

    In Russia, Android is up to an all-time high of 35%

14. GNU + Linux at 7% in Asia, Even Higher When Counting Chromebooks

    In Asia at large...

15. As New Month Commences GNU/Linux Blasts Through 4.96%, a 0.44% Increase in a Few Weeks

    That's a bigger increase than we expected

16. Links 02/09/2024: Progression of Twitter ("X") Nationwide Bans, Ticketmaster Under Fire

    Links for the day

17. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

18. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 01, 2024

    IRC logs for Sunday, September 01, 2024

19. Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part X - Biometric Data Collection While You Shop for Groceries

    a little story about Shop Rite

20. Microsoft's Sabotage of Dual-Boot Was a Wake-up Call and a Warning Against Outsourcing of "Trust"

    Trust your own judgement, not Microsoft's

21. Gemini Links 02/09/2024: ROOPHLOCH 2024 and Agony

    Links for the day

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