Desktop is Win 10, laptop is mint.
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Debian 12 with KDE Plasma, works perfectly on every system I have thrown at it.
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MacOS of course, or Win11, or Garuda. Depends on how I feel or what I need to do. No it was not made by Apple.
I've got 3 main computers because I'm a tech hoarder. Ubuntu MATE, Linux Mint, and Pop!_OS with XFCE. I've also got a little craptop for distro hopping, currently it's got Debian 12. My work provided a Windows laptop but I only have to bring it to meetings.
Linux - from 2009 (laptop Arch + Sway / PC Endeavour OS and dual boot Kde and Gnome and rooted phone from 2010, from 2022 grapheneos. Privacy, security and freedom is most important for me.
Runit Artix
My main system is running Windows 10
It works great for everything I need and as long as I don't enable the TPM in my motherboard settings I don't have to worry about it upgrading itself to Windows 11. Unlike when my system upgraded itself from 8.1 to 10. That was a hard one due to driver issues with my Bluetooth card at the time.
Windows 10 on my main computer, Mint on my HTPC which is getting a lot more use.
GNU/Linux.
I distrohop a not but right now im using Garuda. I also use different Debian variants in other computers.
Arch Linux. I also dual boot Windows 10 but 99% of my uptime is on Arch.
Installed: Windows 10, Windows 7, Lubuntu LTS, ZealOS. VMs for MacOS, Android-x86, and Haiku.
The last version of Windows I used on a computer I owned / own is 3.1. Iβve been on MacOS ever since and will continue to be for as long as Iβm able.
Win10 so I can play heavily modded skyrim
macOS HighSierra
Windows 11 on my main Desktop, mainly because anti cheat. Debian on my Raspberry Pi. And SteamOS obviously on my Steam Deck.
I have always been an avid Mac user, so currently Ventura. That said, I did build a frankenbox when I wasnβt sure what would happen with gaming on my Mac (I donβt have major requirements, quite content with my little corner of MMORPG and the occasion Steam games), and that has Windows 11.
I have worked cross-platform for many years, and frankly I liked the version of Windows where the window art was translucent? Was that Windows 7? I liked that. I really did not like when Microsoft made their OS look like their phone (and yes I am cranky Apple made their desktop OS look similar to their phone).
I have not dabbled in Linux, but that is mostly because I am that most dangerous of users: the one who has partial knowledge and too much curiosity. Iβm the person who thought you could upgrade Windows by simply replacing the io subsystem on a desktop with the one from more recent version on a laptop (back in that day, you could take the new system folder off a Mac and put it on a Mac with an oiler version and it would upgrade). It took 2 weeks to rebuild that PC, the entire machine needed to be wiped clean, we had to dig up the install floppies to get the CD to work to be able to use the system CDs to install a fresh copy of the OS. I am a menace to technology. ;-)
I daily drove Linux for 15 years. OSX for about five, and now windows since WSL.
It's easier to get the Linux stuff I like in Windows than it is to get the window stuff I like in Linux. WSL provides me all the tools I need to manage my Linux servers in a reasonably performant package.
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Kubuntu
On my laptop I have Windows 11 installed since thatβs what it came with. Iβm sure Iβll migrate it to Linux eventually but itβs new.
On my desktop I mostly bounce between Ubuntu and Arch though just installed Pop OS today to see what the craze is all about.
Windows 10. I primarily use it for gaming and development. I also have a Linux box for home automation with Home Assistant so I guess you could argue I use that the most passively.
Archcraftπ€πΏ
I used to have strong opinions about operating systems. Installed various Linux builds and boot loaders to run different OS's. Etc
Now I use windows. I can't even tell you what version without looking. 10 I guess? Windows finally "just works" and I haven't had a BSOD in forever so I really don't care.
OpenSuse Tumbleweed
Windows cause I wanna play games with friends without crap going more wrong than usual
Windows 11 on my gaming rig, macOS for all other computing tasks. If I could reliably game on a Mac with good quality, I would. I did some Linux gaming for awhile and was really glad that it had come a long way, but I like not having to think about any kind of technical troubleshooting (usually) when gaming on Windows. And the overall usability of a unix OS is hard to beat.
Fedora kinoite/silverblue
Windows 11 is my newest "main" computer. I also just got a nice Win 11 laptop for my new business.
Though my "working" IT laptop boots with both Windows 10 and Ubuntu.
Windows on PC for gaming, Linux on work laptop for development
Windows 11 on my desktop to game on and Ubuntu (Prefer Linux Mint though) on my laptop as a self-hosted server.
Windows 10 unfortunately. Will go back to Linux some day but I can't be bothered at the moment.