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paulddraper on July 16, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share in USA

So anyone saying "the Windows operating system" is doing wrong?

1718627440 on July 17, 2025 | [–]

Windows is/was actually a classification of a graphical OS based on a windows-metaphor. What you are talking about is probably MS Windows.

paulddraper on July 17, 2025 | | [–]

Oof but how can you be sure

kube-system on July 17, 2025 | [–]

Windows 11 is an operating system that runs the Windows NT kernel.

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