So this year in Saudi Arabia Windows is seen as down and Vista 11 is also down. Some years ago Windows fell to a "market share" of just 11% there, as we noted at the time.

Western Africa is vast (bigger than Europe depending on boundaries set). Some of it speaks French, many speak English too. That's because of colonialism. When it comes to Microsoft (US), its grips is ...

Lightweight Linux distributions get a bad rap for shipping with minimal reinstalled software. Besgnulinux, loaded with old-school charm, is the exception.

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Classic Unix tools (ls, cat, ed, cal, dc) and games show modern OS lineage ...

Initially Valve's Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025 showed Linux at 3.19%, but they appear to have amended ...

Embedded Linux systems are becoming increasingly common due to their superior accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and ...

Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard? These are my picks.

Although I wouldn't call Linux a complex operating system, Windows is undeniably more streamlined and user-oriented. The ...

This engineer titled his 2024 retrospective “interconnected themes galore.” Both new and expanded connections can lead to ...

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA (December 29, 2025) — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced today that Eko K. A. Owen will follow in Ian Kelling's footsteps by becoming the second union ...