There may be new operating systems on the horizon. While there’s nothing definite just yet, the Windows operating system has been the dominant player for a long time. Most people don’t even realize that there are other options that can be used, like Unix and Linux. Instead, they just assume that computers come with Windows so that’s all that there is. There have been a few competitors that have tried to get started in the past, but they haven’t had much success. However, that doesn’t mean that there won’t be more in the future. They may be able to come up with a lot more than the older companies did, and they could challenge Windows if they were strong enough.
Getting strong enough to challenge the Windows operating system would take some work, of course. It’s almost impossible to find a computer today that doesn’t come with Windows already installed on it, unless you get something that’s custom built. Most people are just fine with that, but there are others who would like to see other options. They don’t want to buy a computer with Windows, and then pay money for a different operating system that they have to install. It’s frustrating, and it’s costly.
Avoiding Windows entirely isn’t possible right now, unless you get your computer custom built. When you do things that way you can specify what you want, and you can get Linux or Unix if they are better suited to the kind of work that you’re going to be doing on the computer. It’s only a matter of time before new and better operating systems are developed, and people have the chance to use them. That will be a good day for the companies that create them, and an interesting development for the makers of the Windows operating system.