Tuesday, August 18th, 2026, 5:40 pm
For Microsoft, When It Rains It Pours
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Last week: Clownflare Sees a Lot of GNU/Linux in China, Unlike statCounter
n the US, the home of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft (GAFAM), GNU/Linux is said to have exceeded 10% “market share” on “the desktop” (desktops/laptops). Even Clownflare (US) sees that.
What about the world’s second-largest economy (by GDP)?
China said it would reduce its reliance on GAFAM several times over the years, but now there is a timeline and perhaps also a directive/order like in France.
It is hardly surprising that Windows is shedding off userbase all around the world and Microsoft has mass layoffs even during the summer break.
They can’t catch a break, can they?
In India, whose population is estimated to be bigger than China’s (based on the official figures at least; some authorities dispute these because of undocumented residents and distant/detached settlements, nonconfomist societies that reject any census), things are even worse for Microsoft and much better for GNU/Linux.
