Which Operating System do you think is most reliable, and easy to work with, if you're in the field of IT Or Software?

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Windows51%

macOS31%

Arch Based Linux Distro10%

Debian based Linux Distro (Ubutntu, Mint etc)6%

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IT Manager in Constructiona year ago

People answered Window are aware of the others?
Windows is absolutely the last selection here.

CISO in Softwarea year ago

The question here whether it is based on laptops/desktops or Server based platforms?

IT Manager in Constructiona year ago

I run all these OSes with Arch for "Linux".
My favorite and productive OS is MacOS with of course my M3 Max. Software is unless without hardware and vice-versa. Windows falls because it must assure the compatibility with any PC on the planet where MacOS instead with a limited and countable units.
You have to put in the equation that too.
Arch is highly customizable. I an build my kernel to for exactly the hardware I have as well as the apps for the architecture of my SoC.
It pays unfortunately the gap of missing production apps (you can run VM or work on the cloud but it is another case...).

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