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  2. www.pcmag.com › picks › windows-vs-macos-vs-chromeThe Best Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Linux, or ... - PCMag

    • Microsoft Windows 10. 4.5. $139.00 at Microsoft Store. Windows powers more than 1.4 billion PCs, making it by far the most popular desktop operating system.
    • Apple macOS Sonoma. 4.5. Visit Site at Apple.com. Apple's desktop operating system is polished, capable, and reliable. It gets big updates every year, with Sonoma being the latest.
    • Microsoft Windows 11. 4.5. Visit Site at Microsoft Store. Beneath its glossy new surface with design cues from ChromeOS and macOS, Windows 11 is largely the same as Windows 10.
    • Google ChromeOS. 4.0. $0.00 at Google Shopping. Google's desktop operating system started out by providing a web browser and little else. The idea was for it to be an entirely cloud-powered app running only web apps and using Google Drive to store all your data.

  3. learn.g2.com › operating-system-statistics40 Operating System Statistics: Who Could Dominate in 2024? - G2

    Feb 1, 2024 · Microsoft Windows is the most used operating system on desktops and laptops, with a market share of 73%. 95% of G2 reviewers gave 4 or 5 stars to Windows 11. 89.49% was the biggest market share Microsoft Windows had, with 10 in December 2021. Since then, it’s been on a downward trend, currently at 61.51% in the desktop OS category.

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  5. www.zdnet.com › article › whats-2020s-most-popularMost popular operating systems of 2020: The more things ...

    May 6, 2020 · 00:00 00:00. What's really the most popular operating system? That depends on how you look at them and who's doing the looking. For example, Net Applications shows Windows on top of the...

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  6. www.freecodecamp.org › news › an-introduction-toWindows vs MacOS vs Linux – Operating System Handbook

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    Windows' ancestor is MS-DOS, a text-based OS Microsoft released in 1981. MS-DOS was developed to be compatible with IBM PCs and it was very successful. But to make it more accessible to the general public, it needed a GUI, and that's what Microsoft shipped in 1985 with Windows1.0. Since then, Windows has released many versions, like 95, 98, XP, Vis...

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    MacOS (previously called OS X) is a line of operating systems created by Apple. It comes pre-installed on all Macintosh computers, or Macs. The first version of it was released in 1984 and it was the first OS for personal computers to come with a built-in GUI. MacOS is built on top of a UNIX-like OS, which is why this MacOS shares many common chara...

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    GNU/Linux is the base of many open-source OSs. Unlike the examples we've just seen, GNU/Linux isn't a full operating system, but a set of programs/utilities and a kernel that many open-source OSs share. Let's review each part separately. GNU is a huge collection of programs and utilities that was started by Richard Stallman. The GNU project was sta...

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    OK, besides history, business model, and so on, what are the actual differences for the user when it comes to these three operating systems? The short answer is not that much, actually. But let's review some differences in these operating systems' design, features, and user experience, and later on I'll give you my opinion on this.

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    I've had the chance to use all three OSs recently, and as I mentioned, I don't think the differences between each of them are THAT big. In my opinion, Linux is a smart choice because it works great, it's widely used across the tech industry (so all knowledge can be translated to work environments), and if you're interested in learning more about ho...

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Usage_share_of_operatingUsage share of operating systems - Wikipedia

    Before iOS became the most popular operating system in any independent country, it was most popular in Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States, for four consecutive quarters in 2017–18, although Android is now the most popular there.

  8. www.statista.com › statistics › 268237Computer operating systems market share 2012-2024 | Statista

    Mar 5, 2024 · Microsoft’s Windows is the most widely used computer operating system in the world, accounting for 68.15 percent share of the desktop, tablet, and console OS market in February 2024. Apple’s...

  9. me.pcmag.com › en › operating-systemsThe Best Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Linux, or ChromeOS?

    Dec 8, 2023 · Windows powers more than 1.4 billion PCs, making it by far the most popular desktop operating system. It supports the most hardware and software of any OS. Windows has stumbled over the years,...

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