Window 10 seems destined to win the hearts of all of those who were averse to Windows 8, bringing back familiarity and a bounty of new capabilities. This free upgrade is a no-brainer for most.
macOS Sierra and Windows 10 are both mature, powerful, easy-to-use operating systems, but macOS holds the edge when it comes to coherence, convenience, and being pleasurable to use.
Nougat, the latest version of Google's Android operating system, brings an even more polished and useful version of an already mature platform. But the biggest features are still coming.
iOS 10 introduces style and usability tweaks to key parts of Apple's mobile operating system, and relaunches the Messages app as a new platform and ecosystem for stickers and integrated apps.
Bottom Line: Windows 10 delivers a host of new technology that makes interacting with your PC more natural than ever. The improved interface, security, Edge Web browser, and other apps and features make Windows 10 worthy of our Editors' Choice award.
Bottom Line: iOS 10 introduces a sleek new visual design to Apple's capable mobile operating system along with smart usability tweaks and a revamped Messages app. The first major update, iOS 10.1, introduces new camera features for the iPhone 7 Plus.
Bottom Line: macOS Sierra and Windows 10 are both mature, powerful, easy-to-use operating systems, but macOS holds the edge when it comes to coherence, convenience, and being pleasurable to use.
Bottom Line: Nougat, the latest version of Google's Android operating system, brings an even more polished and useful version of an already mature platform. But the biggest features are still coming.
Bottom Line: Featuring integrated Web, emoji, and GIF search, Google's Gboard is a shining beacon of light in a dark world of lackluster iPhone keyboards.
Bottom Line: Despite massive improvements in Windows 10, Apple's OS X El Capitan is still the best consumer-level operating system on the planet, with more speed, convenience, and overall smoothness than ever before.
Bottom Line: VMware Fusion may not be as fast as Parallels Desktop 10 when it comes to running Windows apps under OS X, but it has rock-solid stability and unobtrusive design. It supports a vast range of operating systems, old and new, and is the clear winner when it comes to cross-platform environments.
Bottom Line: Still the best desktop OS you can get, Yosemite is sleek, beautiful, and brimming with conveniences and new features. It also boasts the most efficient use of screen real estate of any desktop operating system, along with deep social media and Apple ecosystem integration.
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