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Android Overtakes Windows as the Internet's Most Used Operating System (betanews.com)
As expected last month, Android has surpassed Windows to become the world's most used operating system, according to the web analytics firm StatCounter. From a report: Usage figures published by StatCounter show that Android accounted for 37.93 percent of the worldwide OS Internet usage share in March. Windows is not far behind at 37.91 percent, but Android taking the lead is being described as a "milestone in technology history." The fact that Android is now topping the charts can be attributed to the fact that mobile devices are now used to connect to the Internet far more frequently than desktop computers and laptop. Coupled with declining PC sales, Windows is starting to lose out overall, although it still accounts for 84 percent of the worldwide desktop operating system market.
My sister was chiding me a while back about me saying over a decade ago that "Linux" usage was going to explode and "that ended up not happening at all." I then pointed out that Android was Linux and that the Personal Computer had just shrank to cellphone size. That shut her up good. . . : p
I am now living the dream, working in a start-up where the flagship product runs on. . . you guessed it, Linux. We have come a long way. It will be interesting to see where the next decade takes us.
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For a long time, I thought "Android - and its awful datamining daddy Google - is more and more pervasive, but at least Windows isn't serving me ads, and with moderate efforts, isn't putting me under surveillance." Well... ahem... that sure turned out well lately :(
So the irony is, Android has overtaken Windows as the most used OS, but Windows has overtaken Android as the most evil. And the losers in all that are all of us users.
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
Why would you connect your cell phone or other personal device to your work's network?
Think of any data cap as a means of throttling your unproductiveness to reasonable levels.
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
I disable WiFi at work. LTE only, and anything I want private (banking, FB, etc.) is done exclusively on my phone.
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And each of those examples you provided is a valid set of statistics to know. It's pretty common to break down usage statistics into certain markets and categories. If you can only handle everything lumped together into one giant category lump, maybe you should stop looking at the more detailed stuff. You certainly shouldn't start complaining about stuff that the rest of us are interested in.
By that definition, so is Windows 10. And with my Android devices, I don't have ads just randomly appearing on the screen. I actually have to go into Chrome, or install one of those "free" apps.
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Citation? At least the US, the FCC is very, very, humorless about anyone nosing in on the spectrum that has been declared the rightful dominion of the cell carriers. The only real exception is transient use of stingrays. Definitely don't bet against IT on the wifi; but attempting to tamper with 4G traffic is inviting a world of pain for rather minimal benefit.
It took Microsoft a while to lose the battle as the on ramp to the internet.
The top post on Slashdot on 02 April 2003 was "Microsoft Wants to Take on Google"
"We do view Google more and more as a competitor. We believe that we can provide consumers with a better product and a better user experience. That's something that we're actively looking at doing,", says Bob Visse, director of marketing for Microsoft's MSN Internet services division, said.