Windows powers over a billion PCs, making it by far the most popular desktop operating system on earth. This also means it works with the most hardware and software of any OS, too.

OS X or Windows might fit the bill better, depending on the user’s needs. When you get right down to it, it’s very hard to even define what the “best” operating system is for computers.

For users who are looking to try something new, or who are tired of their Mac OS or Windows operating systems, now just might be the time to switch to something else. The Mac OS system currently uses ...

E veryone says Linux is the natural replacement for Windows, but between software headaches and endless tweaking, Linux ...

1) Proprietary nature: Windows is a closed operating system as it belon͏gs to Microsoft. It restric͏ts the customization options and updates, as well as feature re͏leases͏, which remain solely ...

Obviously, no operating system is perfect, but with minimal annoyances in this round of Linux testing, Halamka has proven that Linux provides a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows on the ...

CIO.com reported on Halamka’s experiences using each operating system and about their future in his enterprise in Windows vs. Linux vs. OS X.

He told Torvalds his favorite distro is Arch Linux because it was a rolling release operating system. He also asked Torvalds what Linux distribution he uses. Linus is still using Fedora by the way.

The problem with Windows, Mac OS X, the various distributions of Linux, Android on mobile and all other computer Operating Systems (OS)s, is that users - and indeed technical professionals - all ...