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Wait… Linux desktop is beating Apple in Turkey?

Do students use Linux in schools, or is there an economic reason (i.e. Apple products are too expensive to buy with the current inflation)?

It’s probably the price of the hardware, just look at India gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india
Desktop Operating System Market Share India | Statcounter Global Stats

This graph shows the market share of desktop operating systems in India based on over 5 billion monthly page views.

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HW price is sucks in many place arround the world rn… I always think, thinkpad will only be my option…
Also, you gotta be careful with macproducts some places.
Especially if they have export controls (Doubt turkey does, being nato,).

They might have import tariffs though - like Brazil and Argentina.

Even just paying the extra VAT on imports is painful in Sweden (25%).

well, if it's your personal mac and you'll be taking it with you, it's difficult to see import taxes being a necessary thing.

It's more the... if a group of people can't get "good" hardware because of export controls ... legally... some might take a shine to yours.

Yeah, what happened in India to the Windows/Unknown section in April and May 2023?
Seem like a data error, you can find the same pattern in other regions.