Windows is collecting data and milking a declining Enterprise client base, all the early "influencer" companies use macOS. Regular consumers essentially refuse to pay for Windows even if they prefer it.
macOS isn't installable and is subsidized by hardware sales and monthly services.
That leaves you with *nix, which is free. No business plan!
In 2021 I don't think operating systems are a good business to be in! You can make more money selling subscription sleep apps or budget apps which have way less complexity.
Well, Microsoft became quite a big company off the OS and their business suite.
Of course it will be hard to find corporate clients for a mobile os, but may be doable.
But, you're right, aside from Microsoft and Red hat, and maybe CoreOS some time ago, people don't seem to earn money from OSes, unless I'm missing something.
Windows is collecting data and milking a declining Enterprise client base, all the early "influencer" companies use macOS. Regular consumers essentially refuse to pay for Windows even if they prefer it.
macOS isn't installable and is subsidized by hardware sales and monthly services.
That leaves you with *nix, which is free. No business plan!
In 2021 I don't think operating systems are a good business to be in! You can make more money selling subscription sleep apps or budget apps which have way less complexity.