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Why big companies like Samsung don’t create their own Operating Systems so they could compete with Mac OS X and Windows?

Dr. Aris Thorne
Dr. Aris Thorne
Senior Science Editor · Mar 15, 2026 · Updated Apr 13, 2026

I disagree with your assertion of an operating system monopoly. You mention Windows and OSX. There is also the dozens of Linux distros.

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The Short Answer

I disagree with your assertion of an operating system monopoly. You mention Windows and OSX. There is also the dozens of Linux distros. There is IBM AIX, and Oracle (formally Sun) Solaris UNIX. Having your own proprietary OS leaves you with the challenge to support it, make sure developers write apps for it, and otherwise convince hardware vendors to promote it for their systems. This is hugely expensive, and almost for sure not worth it for anyone. It is *applications* that drive adoption, not the bare OS.

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