The Linux Foundation does not care about desktops and laptops (heck, its staff uses Apple and Microsoft on desktops and laptops!), but for those of us who still care, the above chart may be ...

THIS month's data from statCounter, an Irish company, shows that Russia's Yandex is nearly as big (internationally, not just BRICS) as Bing. A cause for concern at Microsoft? More so after it spent ...

‘The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing.’ ...

Only about a day ago an article entitled "Linux Mint Topped DistroWatch’s Rankings" got published. So the top distro was ...

There's some good news. The donations (or new memberships) to the Free Software Foundation (FSF) have truly accelerated. Here's where things stand right now: 89k and counting... He said, she said ...

statCounter shows Windows isn't even listed as a leading platform in any country in North America, i.e. in 23 officially recognised independent nations, or about twice as many as in South America (12) ...

Of course the winner is Android (new all-time high of 77.3%): Cash infusions by taxpayers can create "billionaires" who ...

The last month of the year has begun (a new week, too) and it's not looking good for Microsoft: India plays a bit role in ...

Nearby islands show the same trend [ 1, 2 ]. In Taiwan, for example, GNU/Linux usage is up again and in Singapore GNU/Linux ...

Like in September, South America is "all orange". Android dominates. GNU/Linux is up to 5.2% in the US (all-time high, compare to Canada) and it is up sharply in Mexico too.

Microsoft knows the true numbers, but it would rather not tell (the mass layoffs tell a lot) In the UK, more so than the global average this month, Windows is nose-diving as Vista 10 support is ending ...

As we noted here last week, Windows is a dying breed in some nations in Africa. In CAR it's just 0.05% above the threshold at which Windows counts as 0 (after rounding up). Windows is down to a low of ...