operating system

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Apple deftly made the transition to Arm Macs because it controlled every part of the product: The chip, the device, the operating system, many of the apps, and the developer tools.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Entrata says 2.5 million units are enrolled in its operating system, but the company offers a suite of property-management services beyond RentPlus, including payment processing and rental insurance.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Not the hardware—which Jobs reluctantly abandoned because it cost too much and nobody wanted it—but the operating system, which proved to be as revolutionary as Jobs always claimed it would be.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

This includes the little green robot that Google uses as the mascot for its Android mobile operating system.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Or maybe your brain works on a different operating system from other people’s like mine and you’ve worked it out too.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd