About Different OS
Different OS is a short, opinion-light presentation that helps people understand the differences between the three major desktop operating systems — Windows, macOS, and Linux — and choose the one that fits how they actually work.
Why does this exist?
Most people inherit an OS. They use whatever came on the laptop they were handed at school or work, and they never really compare. That's fine, until the day they're shopping for a new machine, changing jobs, or watching a friend struggle with the wrong tool for the job. This site exists for that moment.
How to read it
The home page is a slide deck. Use → / ←, Space, swipe, or click the on-screen buttons to move through it. The URL changes as you go, so you can deep-link to a specific slide.
Editorial stance
No OS is "best." Each one is the right answer for some people and the wrong answer for others. Wherever possible the content stays concrete — comparing specific traits like cost, hardware support, or app catalog — rather than throwing around words like "elegant" or "powerful."
How it's built
- Plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — no framework, no build step.
- Hosted on Cloudflare Pages.
- Light / dark mode follows your system preference and can be toggled.
- Source lives at github.com/gcameron00/different-os.
Contributing
Spot something wrong or out of date? Open an issue or a pull request — ideally with a source link. Slide content lives directly in index.html as <section class="slide"> elements; the slide engine picks them up automatically.
Project docs
- README — project overview.
- Implementation plan — what was built and what's next.
- Content notes — source-of-truth for facts and claims.