operating system
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Although NeXT’s presence in popular culture was overshadowed by Apple, the DNA of its operating system, NEXTSTEP, became the foundation for Apple’s products, from Macs to iPhones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Linux, a popular open-source operating system, didn’t win on license terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The commission, the 27-nation bloc's antitrust regulator, had accused Google of abusing the popularity of its Android operating system to restrict competition.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
The commission, the EU's antitrust regulator, had accused Google of abusing the popularity of its Android operating system to restrict competition.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
I’d been able to coax it back to life by replacing its system memory and reloading the stone-age operating system.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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