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Windows

American  
[win-dohz] / ˈwɪn doʊz /
Trademark.
  1. any of several personal computer operating systems or environments featuring a graphical user interface.


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Each VPN was installed on iPhone and Android devices, as well as Mac and Windows PC, and on select smart TV platforms, when available.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Using Arm chips, Macs had a big advantage over Windows laptops, with slim, light designs, fast performance, quiet cooling, and all-day battery life.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

There is now a version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system for Arm-based chips, and software engineers have been developing more programs for Arm as the number of Arm-based PCs grows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Intel remains the biggest supplier of CPUs for traditional Windows PCs, with a market share of about 64% in the final quarter of last year, according to Mercury Research.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

At the moment, he had NT 5, NT 4, Work Station, Windows 98, and he and Eric had begun fooling around with Linux, the complex, open-source software system rapidly spreading across the world.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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