Is Windows still an OS?

[PIEBALDconsult]

Windows is a GUI atop an OS.

[Jacquers]

I see those as distros in a way. There's also Embedded which is highly customizable, Server and Windows X10 soon.

[CodeWraith]

Sh..ocking! I did not intend to be polite!

I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

[k5054]

I thought it was well known that Windows was a virus. But I stand corrected: [Is Windows a Virus? [joke]](https://listman.redhat.com/archives/rhl-list/2005-October/msg00818.html)

Keep Calm and Carry On

[Mike Hankey]

Was it ever?

The less you need, the more you have. JaxCoder.com

[Single Step Debugger]

I think you misspelled GUANO.

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[Single Step Debugger]

Actually it is indeed an OS. The reason is the enormous database of divers and hardware support that Windows provides.

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[pkfox]

Linux takes some beating as a server , but as a a Desktop I'm with Windows

"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

[Lost User]

It boots; Chrome doesn't. And it doesn't beat a real OS ofc, but it beats a browser-OS everyday.

Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

[Rick York]

In my opinion it goes far beyond what an OS should do and I would prefer that it butt out.

"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"