Top Ten Best Operating Systems

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The Top Ten

1
Windows 7
Windows 7 is the best OS from Microsoft I have ever experienced...
Easy to install... Crash free... Fabulous Graphics Support for HQ Games.. And more...
Windows Vista is the worst OS from Microsoft...
Very simple to install and better UI also best security.
Very good themes.
Less virus detector... And fabulous display... Maximum features And many more
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2Windows 8
This is lovely
This is friendly
This is fastest
This is best
All at once it must be on top
Fastest Microsoft operating system yet. It has more security features and adds an extra twist and extra compatibility to Windows.
It is nice...
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3Windows XP Professional
This is all time favorite.. None other than Windows XP
Best hacker-friendly operating system out there. You may say windows 7 is better, but it is that windows 7 is a mix of XP and vista together. So after all, windows XP is best OS, windows related.
Hey it's Really good because it is easy to learn & install & also it fast than other OS
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4Ubuntu
Ubuntu is a mixture of Windows and Macintosh. Looks like mac but shortcut keys is similar to windows. Great work. I love it
They should sell computers with Ubuntu pre-installed!
I really like the OS, but the thing that so bad is that it uses java iced tea and not java sun
But much better than windows Vista
It really rock me. Windows os gets nothing. Haha sorry to all windows users
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5Macintosh OSX
Unfair to classify OSX as a single stand-alone OS and compare it to Windows as a long list of very different systems from 3.1 to whatever they're doing this week. OSX is a variant of Unix based on FreeBSD which is in turn based on BSD that predates MSDOS by a decade (~) by my recollection. Microsoft should join the rest of the world and help create a unified OS core such that each variant merely offers their own "flavoured" shell. Windows was nothing but a menu system for MSDOS. A Unified system would solve many of the problems of writing code for all computers to use.
By far one of the easiest operating systems to learn for a complete beginner (although switching from windows has a slight learning curve). Ideal for the artist and everyday user, the Mac OS is a personal favourite. The fact that it's unix based makes it quite similar to linux with very similar terminal commands. The only downside to Mac OS is the small range of games and the high price of the Macintosh computer required to run Mac OS X
Yea the whole reason why macs never get viruses is because hackers don't see any profit in hacking a mac, even though macs arc is 64bit or higher currently pc's hold the market shares in the US, thus being hackers will see profit in hacking a pc and get more enjoyment out of it rather than trying to waste time on a mac, and wit a pc you can do a hell of a lot more than just a mac where you can only do graphic arts, music design, and so forth, and not even good enough to run games on it, oh yea another thing bout macs is that the os is pretty much locked and simplyfied where there's rly no probs with the mac osx and if there ever is any probs that the user experiences they always run to the apple store because they don't know squat on how to resolve the issue, when pc users can fix issues on their own and not have to run to the apple store for help. So yea I think the numerical order of os'es should remain the same currently.
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6Fedora

The greatest! Does not crash. FREE. All services built in - web server (apache, php sql), dns server... Etc...

eddie


7Linux Mint
Fast and secure, it has everything I want and everything anyone should really need. If you can't find it in mint, it probably doesn't exist.
Mint is a easy to use operating system based on linux, reliable and great for new users. Based on ubuntu, there is a lot of software available on it
Mint is faster than windows and it is secured by package system
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8Mac OS X Leopard
I just love mac os x leopard
Awesome very simple and reliable better than windows
I like it ver
Great os world in hand...

9Windows XP
It is best fastest operating system ever. It's better than windows 8
The best operating system I have ever used, thanks to microsoft,

10Unix
Most serious applications are hosted on this platform.
1 of the fathers of modern personal computers (Linux&Mac) are based on it in one way or another. Most secure computing base. OS-tems based on it make most of the server, touch screen market
Definitely the best choice for users who are looking for taking the best of its machine.
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The Contenders

11Debian

This is my favourite Linux distribution. Impressively stable and very versatile. The real taste of Linux


12Android
Android is simple, stable, secure and very user friendly.
Android 4.1 is a fairly stale operating system with great customization options. Fun withgets will light your way into a a very interesting society, where you control everything. I would recommend this operating system in a heartbeat!
What about Chrome OS?
Not the same as android
In a year it will be the number 3 OS
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13Windows Vista
I have Vista and Office 2007. I love the looks of it, the function of it, and the dependability. The non administrator accounts actually work (xp ones don't do much). The ribbon concept is great! It uses pictures and a good organization. I watched my husband use windows 95, 98, xp and I just kept waiting for something practical that I could relate to and understand. This is it! The next versions went backwards in my opinion.
Its good, but its very complicated
This should be in the first place... Games work perfect on it
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14Solaris

15Red Hat Linux
Very nice os but not good as backtrack 5
It's really a awesome os.. For all serious computer user.. And its dangerous too. It's our passion. It look high demonstration.

16CentOS

17Mac OSX Lion

Most stable, powerful, and intuitive interface in the world. Smartest computer, easiest to use, and just the best around. Nothing beats good ol' Apple!

musicamentek


18Mac OS X

Mac OS X is Best Because Mac's Hardware And Software Are Made For Each Other.
Better Than Windows or Any Other Operating Systems.


19Beryl on Fedora 8

20Google Chrome OS

21Microsoft Windows 1.0
BEST OS I had ever seen. Better than win 8. Amazing graphics, best GUI and safest os till now.

22Microsoft Windows 3.1

23Windows 98
It is the operating system that brought revolution.. Introduced cursor, graphics and the gaming system.. It is without a doubt the best operating system there is.. So my vote goes to windows 98
Best O.S. ever, even-if it manually done process. It may not be not a friendly user O.S. like the windows 8 and window 7 but for me it is the most perfect O.S. ever created. You can do anything in window 98 manually if you have a knowledge to do it. It may not have a best graphics like the modern OS and other stuff. But still a wonderful OS if you know how to use it. And I don't usually like the “loading stuff” every time I do something (vista, 7, 8)- for retarded user only.
Windows 98 is epic because it is fast. It's faster than my laptop running Windows 7. It runs Office Word well, and it can run many powerful and great games.

24Windows 95

25Mac OS X Mountain Lion
I tried it on a hacintosh and an actual macintosh I love it, I reccomend it.
It's pretty good OS. I'm using it and I don't have any problems
More stable, more reliable than XP, and fun too. So far the best system I have tried. I liked Snow Leopard but this is a definite upgrade. Using Mountain lion with Parallels for Windows applications is smooth as silk.
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26Puppy Linux
It can give live to your dubba systems. Am proud of Pupy linux
It is the lightest PC OS that appreciates all system specifications.

27DOS

28Symbian

29Lubuntu
Slick! Fast! Useful with older/weaker systems

30Windows 2000

Good solid operating system that was the building platform for the much loved Windows XP. More stable than XP though.

wizardryuk


31Windows ME

Its just so cool. You can do about anything on it like; play 2 bit games and type 5 words. You may ask your self "This operating system runs on a 9bit software". That's the best part


32BackTrack
It's a amazing os...
BEST, SAFES OS EVER!

33Slackware

34ReactOS
Visit ReactOS Website

35iOS X
This is not even a real OS!

36Kubuntu
Has a mix of both beauty and brains. Has the power of Ubuntu with the look of Windows 7. This is the best of this mixed with the best of that to become the best of the best. Actually, the look of Windows 7 itself is inspired by KDE which is the main ingredient of Kubuntu.

37FreeBSD

38Zorin
Visit Zorin Website

39Haiku
Visit Haiku Website

40MenuetOS

41CP/M

42Windows NT
Very speed opeaating system software!

43openSUSE
Very stable linux. Works perfectly. Never fails. MADE IN GERMANY
Very stable linux. Works perfectly.
Visit openSUSE Website

44OpenBSD

45FreeDOS

46Elnis AVIO
BEST OF ALL REALLY :D

47Jolicloud
Visit Jolicloud Website

48Windows RT
Just windows 8 for tablets with keys. Windows rt

49Gentoo

50Knoppix
IT is amazing graphics of this os... Most wonderful wallpaper in this os... This is a owsome os...
Visit Knoppix Website

51Kali Linux
Best Hacking OS Ever... Although not very user friendly 'cause it's only for computer whiz and pro hackers.
Visit Kali Linux Website

52Xandros Linux
Great Linux Distribution. Easy to use and can be setup like Windows or Mac. ASUS uses a proprietary version in their new Linux Based Netbooks.

53Mac OS X Snow Leopard

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Updated Thursday, May 23, 2013


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