Windows Is a General Applications Os

Windows is a general applications OS, targeted largely at businesses. Windows has a very wide range of applications, many of which can be downloaded and run for free. Windows OS is notorious for the number of security holes it has, and has amazingly bad tech support.

Mac OS is the operating system for Apple computers. Mac has a highly polished user interface, takes very little effort to use, and has decent tech support. Unfortunately, it is not as popular as Windows. Therefore, we will not find the applications available. Mac OS only runs on Apple computers, and the whole package tends to be more expensive than the Windows equivalent for the same power.

UNIX is a family of operating systems designed to run in a mainframe environment. There have been some efforts to make UNIX work on PC's, but for the most part it remains the domain of large business systems. UNIX has numerous user interfaces. Which tend to range from user hostile badly to outdate, and it works effectively for server applications.

Linux is the most popular attempt to create a Unix-like operating system for personal computers. Until recently, Linux also had the limitations of UNIX; with the sole benefit. I could run it on an Intel based