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The 16 pages that link to macOS, each with the reason it gives.

• Operating systemBroader topic: macOS shows how an operating system integrates with a vendor’s computer hardware and software.

• Apple Inc.Broader topic: macOS anchors the software side of Apple’s personal-computer business.

• UnixRelated: macOS shows how Unix foundations persist beneath a distinct graphical system.

• Bill GatesCompared with: Mac OS provides a direct operating-system alternative to Microsoft Windows.

• Microsoft WindowsCompared with: It is Windows's principal commercial rival on personal-computer desktops.

• Proprietary softwareBroader topic: Its controlled licensing and distribution illustrate proprietary desktop software.

• LinuxCompared with: macOS shares Unix-like interfaces with Linux but is developed and distributed by Apple.

• iOSRelated: The first iPhone software adapted technologies and design ideas from Apple’s Mac platform.

• ChromeOSCompared with: macOS offers a different desktop model, with deep integration into Apple's hardware and software.

• Windows 11Compared with: It is the main proprietary desktop alternative to Windows 11 on consumer computers.

• ChromebookCompared with: macOS offers a desktop software ecosystem and hardware model distinct from ChromeOS.

• Windows 10Compared with: It is the principal desktop operating-system alternative on consumer personal computers.

• Classic Mac OSCompared with: Its protected memory and preemptive multitasking replaced major Classic Mac OS limitations.

• HFS PlusRelated: Mac OS X used HFS Plus as its principal file system for many years.

• Mac operating systemsBroader topic: It began the modern lineage that later took the name macOS.

• Unix-likeBroader topic: macOS shows that one system can be both Unix-like and formally certified UNIX.