Most Popular Operating Systems (Desktop + Laptops) 1978 - 2023
Data source: W3S log files, Ars Technica, StatCounter, NetMarketShare, ZDNet, CNET.
As someone who had windows 2000..damn I never realized it basically never took off
Yeah, I was running NT4 when 2000 came out all of a sudden I got all the best of 95 plus the stability of NT. By the time the public would truly be reaping the advantages of 2000 they'd already rolled most of that into consumer Windows.
Linux never rised above 3%, but I think that it will change fast with W12 and 365. MacOS never was a real alternative, except in its first years.
Normal in Windows, after 1-2 good working versions always follow 1-2 crappy versions.
and as someone who had windows me even more oof but that one was truly garbage so no surprise there