![]() ![]() The suggestion that while businesses are fond of Windows, but their employees slightly less so, also won’t sit well with Microsoft. However, if numbers continue to drop, and its rivals continue to grow, then there could be cause for alarm. Its also possible to run macOS and Parallels for Mac where you can create a Windows VM and an Ubuntu VM both of which can run concurrently with macOS provided you have enough RAM and disk space. As we mentioned, Windows 10 is still by far the most-used OS on PCs, and this is only one month’s data. Its possible to multi-boot Ubuntu, Windows, or macOS on a Mac provided you have enough disk space and know how its done. So, is this terrible news for Microsoft? In a way, no. ![]() While businesses overwhelmingly use Windows 10 on their machines, it appears individuals are becoming more keen on macOS and Linux. With many businesses closing their offices, their employees have been working from home, and often using their own laptops and PCs instead. So, what was the cause of Windows 10’s dip? As Windows Latest points out (opens in new tab), the drop in Windows 10 usage during April 2020 corresponds with the global lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Windows is expensive, and the cost starts from 100. Linux is very unlikely to be affected by malware. When it comes to the risk of malware, Windows is the most prone. Combined with other distros, the open-source operating system Linux is now sitting at 2.86%. MAC is popular and has an overall user base of 7 over the world. Uncomfortably for Microsoft, another of its rivals, the Linux distribution Ubunutu, also recorded a big leap, from 0.27% in March to 1.89% in April. It is now, according to NetMarketShare, the third-most used PC operating system in the world, leapfrogging Windows 8.1, which used to occupy that spot. Ive learned some valuable Linux tips from a Mac power user on YouTube. Although theyre not binary-compatible, for the most part they share the same file structure and command set. Now, that’s still a long way off Windows 7’s user numbers, but that leap could begin to worry Microsoft if macOS continues to climb. Theyre based on different variants of Unix: MacOS uses the BSD codebase, whereas Linux, whose most popular distribution is Ubuntu, stems from Minix. This is the latest release from Apple for its Mac and MacBook devices, and it recorded a pretty decent leap to 4.15%, up from 3.41% the month before. ![]() The third most-used PC operating system is now Apple’s macOS 10.15 (also known as macOS Catalina). ![]()
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