Note: Both Mac OS X and Windows have come out with newer versions as of the writing of this answer. Some details may be different from what is written below, and the answer should be updated accordingly.
The best desktop operating system to use depends on what its intended use will be and who will be using it. There is no specific operating system which can be called "the best" overall, and since most current operating systems share most common and advanced features there is much debate on the topic. A few of the most popular operating system, their pros and cons, and some of their best uses are described below.
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Though there is no one clear best operating system, each does have its advantages and disadvantages, and different people will be best using different ones. Microsoft Windows is the most common operating system and is a reasonable choice for most people. Mac OS X is second-most popular (and gaining market share) and is an excellent operating system for those who can purchase a Mac. Linux is a very good advanced operating system available for free and is recommended for experienced users.
Mobile Operating Systems:
Aside from the main question of which OS to use in your home or work computer, lightweight mobile operating systems are also used (and almost always pre-installed or even hard-wired) in mobile devices such as cell phones, smartphones, PDAs, and Internet Notebooks/Superportables (which are similar to downsized laptops with low specifications). There is not a great deal of choice among these, and features differences are based more on the mobile device itself, and less on the operating system. Windows Mobile is usually used in Pocket PCs and Smartphones; iPhone OS (based on Mac OS X) is used in the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch; Symbian is used in Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, and other cell phones; and Linux-based mobile OSes are common both on cell phones and small Internet Notebooks.
First off: Freedom. You can do whatever you want as an end user on Linux, including reverse engineering, modifying, and even making copies and selling it to firends. These are things Windows never allows for its users to do.
Second off: Lots of choice. Linux has plenty of ways to allow for a user to make use of it. There's several desktop environments, several command line shells, and dozens of window managers, and chances are one *will* find their preferred "desktop" on Linux. On Windows, you're stuck with explorer, even with so-called "shell replacements" which don't replace explorer so much as try to paint over it, and often poorly.
Third: Linux is so much more efficient than Windows in many ways: It and its applications take WAY less space than Windows (Linux and applications are perfectly comfortable in 5-20 GiB of hard disk space, you'll generally need at LEAST 120 GiB just for a "light" Windows user.), WAY less RAM (Linux can still work comfortably within less than a GiB of RAM, Windows these days is nigh-unusable unless you have at least 2 GiB), and run WAY faster (Performance benchmarks speak for themselves.).
Fourth: Unless you're a gamer, most applications on Linux are a higher quality (And are also available on Windows, such as GIMP, Firefox, and VLC.) than their proprietary Windows counterparts.
Fifth: Linux is very stable, provided you use a stable Linux distribution (Debian is legendary for this.)
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The best OS is Windows till now and MACOS if you cant buy mac it's good to use windows it is also easy to use, soon win11 final version will also be realesed.
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∙ 2014-07-09 20:31:03The best operation system is the one that serves the biggest purpose to you. For many people the best operating system is a computer.
Sophie Wang
The best operation system is the one that serves the biggest purpose to you. For many people the best operating system is a computer.
Anonymous
there, simply is not *the best* but there is a *best for you* options every os has different features interfierances and lots and lots.... the question is what is the most suitable for you
online operating system is best.
Windows is the most best operating system
The best operating system for PCs all depend on what the PC is mainly used for, such as working, gaming, writing, etc. Each purpose has a different answer.
Mac = Best
Windows 2003 Server is the Best
online operating system is best.
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every OS has its own advantages and disadvantages. But considering most of the parameters, unix is considered as the best operating system because of the stability and also because of the kernal.
Windows is the most best operating system
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Windows XP is the best choice.