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  <h2>(1a) <strong><a href="os_comparison.htm">Operating Systems - Comparison Table</a></strong> (18 systems)</h2>
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      <div class="image-wrapper"><img src="pics/logos/OS/Tux.svg" style="height: 59px;" /></div>
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  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: April 2026)</span>
  <br />including Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, ChromeOS, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, Illumos, Haiku, ArcaOS, RISC OS, MorphOS, AmigaOS, AROS, and OpenVMS.
  <br /><br />In the appendix: <strong>How to run them in a virtual machine</strong>
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  <h2>(1b) <strong><a href="os_familytree.htm">Operating Systems - Timeline and Family Tree</a></strong> from 1950 to Today</h2>
  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: March 2026)</span>
  <br />includes around 1,400 operating systems since the beginning of computing!</p>
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  <h2>(2) &nbsp;<strong><a href="android_comparison.htm">Android-based Operating Systems - Comparison Table</a></strong> (6 distributions)</h2>
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  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: March 2026)</span>
  <br />Comparison of 6 Android ROMs: GrapheneOS, <s>DivestOS</s>, CalyxOS, iodeOS, /e/, LineageOS, and stock Android.
  <br /><br />In the Appendix: <strong>What is the difference between work profiles, private spaces and secondary user profiles in Android?</strong>
  <br /><br />And also: <strong>Which alternative smartphone operating systems are there beyond iOS and Android?</strong></p>
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  <h2>(3) &nbsp;<strong><a href="linux_comparison.htm">Linux Distributions - Comparison Table &amp; Timeline</a></strong> (17 distributions)</h2>
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  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: February 2026)</span>
  <br />Comparison of almost 17 (actually 19) Linux distributions: Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE Tumbleweed &amp; openSUSE MicroOS, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Fedora Workstation &amp; Fedora Atomic Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenMandriva ROME, Mageia, PCLinuxOS, Arch, Slackware, Gentoo, Alpine, Void, NixOS, Guix System, and Solus.
  <br /><br />In the Appendix: <strong>How heterogeneous are the distributions today and how heterogeneous have they been historically?</strong> Looking at the most important distributions and their choice of desktop environment, widget toolkit, display server, package format, file system, init sofware, and security module from the year 2000 until today.
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  <h2>(4a) <strong><a href="de_comparison.htm">Desktop Environments - Comparison Table &amp; List</a></strong> (10 desktops)</h2>
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      <div class="image-wrapper"><img src="pics/logos/desktops/xfce.png" /></div>
      <div class="image-wrapper"><img src="pics/logos/desktops/mate.png" /></div>
      <div class="image-wrapper"><img src="pics/logos/desktops/cinnamon.png" /></div>
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      <div class="image-wrapper"><img src="pics/logos/desktops/cosmic.svg" class="invert2" /></div>
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  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: February 2026)</span>
  <br />including Microsoft Windows, Aqua (macOS), KDE Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LXQt, COSMIC <sup style="color: red;">NEW!</sup>, and Budgie (and formerly also: CDE, Enlightenment, Trinity, Unity, Pantheon, Lumina, Deepin, and UKUI).
  <br /><br />Also includes are very exhaustive list of available desktop environments, including discontinued and mobile ones.
  <br /><br />Also shown: Screenshots and short personal reviews of all the major desktops!</p>
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  <h2>(4b) <strong><a href="de_default.htm">Desktop Environments - Default Choices for Linux and Unix</a></strong> from 1990 to Today</h2>
  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: December 2025)</span>
  <br />Timeline since 1990 showing the most important distributions and their default desktops (KDE, GNOME, Xfce and others)</p>
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  <h2>(5a) <strong><a href="browser_comparison.htm">Web Browsers - Comparison Table</a></strong> (7 - or actually 20 - browsers)</h2>
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  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: April 2026)</span>
  <br />including Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, Opera, Brave, and Vivaldi. Desktop, Android and iOS. </p>
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  <h2>(5b) <strong><a href="browser_engines.htm">Web Browsers - History of Browser Engines</a></strong> from 1990 to Today</h2>
  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: March / October 2025)</span>
  <br />Many tried, few remain. Will any Chromium competitors be left in a few years?</p>
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  <h2>(6) &nbsp;<strong><a href="im_comparison.htm">Instant Messengers - Comparison Table</a></strong> (12 messengers)</h2>
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      <div class="image-wrapper"><img src="pics/logos/messengers/session.svg" /></div>
      <div class="image-wrapper"><img src="pics/logos/messengers/signal.png" /></div>
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      <div class="image-wrapper"><img src="pics/logos/messengers/threema.png" /></div>
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  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: January 2026)</span>
  <br />including SimpleX, XMPP/Conversations, Delta Chat, Matrix/Element, Session, Signal, Telegram, Threema, Facebook Messenger, Line, Viber, and WhatsApp </p>
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  <h2>(7) &nbsp;<strong><a href="cloud_comparison.htm">Cloud, Sync &amp; Email Services - Comparison Table</a></strong> (39 providers)</h2>
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      <div class="image-wrapper"><img src="pics/logos/cloud/nordlocker.svg" class="invert" /></div>
      <div class="image-wrapper"><img src="pics/logos/cloud/radicale.jpg" style="height: 59px;" /></div>
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  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: January 2026)</span>
  <br/>Who can compete with Apple, Microsoft and Google while offering more privacy and features? Comparison of about 40 different providers with some recommendations at the end </p>
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  <h2>(8) &nbsp;<strong><a href="payments.htm">Payment Methods - Comparison Table</a></strong> (11+ payment systems)</h2>
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  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: January 2026)</span>
  <br />including various cryptocurrencies (Monero, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and ZCash <sup style="color: red;">NEW!</sup>), GNU Taler, and traditional payment methods</p>
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  <h2>(9) &nbsp;<strong><a href="excel.htm">Spreadsheet Programs - Comparison Table</a></strong> (5 spreadsheet programs)</h2>
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  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: December 2025)</span>
  <br />comparing Microsoft Excel and its most popular Linux-compatible alternatives LibreOffice Calc, OnlyOffice, Softmaker Planmaker, and WPS Office
  <br /><br />Also includes are overview of available spreadsheet softwares and on which platforms they run.</p>
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  <h2>(10) &nbsp;<strong><a href="countries.htm">Digital Freedom across the World</a></strong> (15 countries)</h2>
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  <p> <span class="gold">(last update: April 2026)</span>
  <br /><s>Which countries are serious about keeping their citizens safe from harm online?</s> Which countries restrict free speech, censor the web, block VPNs, have age verification, or ban encryption (and more)? Documenting the slippery slope into tyranny.</p>
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  <h2>Other articles:</h2>
  <p>These are one-off articles that I don't plan to update in the future (unless I change my mind)</p>
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    <li><strong style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="ai_search_maps.htm">Overview of Search, AI/LLM and Maps Providers</a></strong>. Which ones are "original", which ones just front-ends? Published in <span class="gold">March 2026</span>.</li>
    <li><strong style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="small_phones.htm">The Disappearance of the Pocket-Friendly Phone</a></strong>. Why are all new smartphones so huge? Looking at newly released phones from 2015 to 2025. Published in <span class="gold">October 2025</span>.</li>
    <li><strong style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="altchans.htm">Monitoring activity in Altchans</a></strong>. To which imageboards do users flee when 4chan goes offline? Observing activity across ~40 "altchans" from <span class="gold">April to July 2025</span>.</li>
     <li><strong style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="linux_distrowatch.htm">A look at the relative popularity of Linux distributions over time</a></strong>, as measured by Distrowatch hits from 2002 to <span class="gold">April 2023</span>.</li>
    <li><strong style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="os_marketshare.htm">Historical Market Share of End-User Operating Systems</a></strong>. From 1970 to <span class="gold">2018</span>.</li>
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