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fixed Creator Studio (2026) description (it was wrong)

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	===Creator Studio (''2026'')===		===Creator Studio (''2026'')===
	Apple has ~~moved all pre-installed free applications such as Pages, Keynote, and Numbers and requires new users to purchase~~ a subscription to ~~access these applications.<ref name=":0" /> The subscription includes both free applications as well as paid applications~~ like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. A positive aspect of this subscription service that should not be rewarded (but still is due to other companies lowering the bar) that users who have purchased lifetime editions of the applications can continue to use them without subscribing.		Apple has introduced a subscription model that grants access to previously one-time purchase apps like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro but also to premium features (such as AI generation and templates) in their free apps such as Pages and Numbers. A positive aspect of this subscription service that should not be rewarded (but still is due to other companies lowering the bar) is that users who have purchased lifetime editions of the applications can continue to use them without subscribing. The list of access granted paid apps is Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Compressor, Motion, and MainStage. The list of feature unlocked free apps is Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and Freeform. The free apps remain free but now have freemium buttons that advertise for the paid subscription. <ref name=":0" />

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	File:Final Cut Pro Initial pricing preinstalled.jpeg\|One-time purchase version of Final Cut Pro		File:Final Cut Pro Initial pricing preinstalled.jpeg\|One-time purchase version of Final Cut Pro
	File:Logic Pro Initial pricing preinstalled.jpeg\|One-time purchase version of Logic Pro		File:Logic Pro Initial pricing preinstalled.jpeg\|One-time purchase version of Logic Pro
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Sojourna: Removed unnecessary wiki linking; misc.

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Removed unnecessary wiki linking; misc.

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	[[macOS]] (previously '''OS X''' and originally '''Mac OS X''') is a proprietary operating system developed by [[Apple]] and shipped by default on Apple Macintosh computers. It succeeded Mac OS 9.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Pareek \|first=Divya \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=What is macOS? \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303163839/https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|archive-date=3 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Geeks for Geeks]]}}</ref>		[[macOS]] (previously '''OS X''' and originally '''Mac OS X''') is a proprietary operating system developed by [[Apple]] and shipped by default on Apple Macintosh computers. It succeeded Mac OS 9.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Pareek \|first=Divya \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=What is macOS? \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303163839/https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|archive-date=3 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Geeks for Geeks}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==
	===User ~~Freedom~~===		===User freedom===
	Due to its nature of being a proprietary operating system, macOS has full access to a user's personal data and activities that are related to the device it is running on.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jena \|first=Satyabrata \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=Difference between Open source Software and Proprietary Software \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/software-engineering/difference-between-open-source-software-and-proprietary-software/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260220024716/https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/software-engineering/difference-between-open-source-software-and-proprietary-software/ \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Geeks for Geeks]]}}</ref> It is also practically impossible to audit what the system is doing with full access to the user’s system.		Due to its nature of being a proprietary operating system, macOS has full access to a user's personal data and activities that are related to the device it is running on.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jena \|first=Satyabrata \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=Difference between Open source Software and Proprietary Software \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/software-engineering/difference-between-open-source-software-and-proprietary-software/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260220024716/https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/software-engineering/difference-between-open-source-software-and-proprietary-software/ \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Geeks for Geeks}}</ref> It is also practically impossible to audit what the system is doing with full access to the user’s system.

	===User ~~Privacy~~===		===User privacy===
	There are fewer reports of Apple selling user data than Windows, however ~~Apple’s~~ TOS states that they will share user data with third-parties for various reasons.<ref> {{Cite web \|date=30 Jul 2025 \|title=Apple Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310004142/https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ \|archive-date=10 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Apple]]}}</ref> Since macOS has an unintentionally less [[Bloatware\|bloated]] integration of artificial intelligence compared to [[Windows]], it is more private and secure against both cloud and local model threats and security vulnerabilities.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sherback \|first=Ty \|date=24 Dec 2024 \|title=Apple Intelligence is a flop \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-apple-intelligence-flop/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213001932/https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-apple-intelligence-flop/ \|archive-date=13 Dec 2025 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[XDA]]}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web \|last=Patterson \|first=Dan \|date=12 Feb 2026 \|title=These 4 critical AI vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than defenders can respond \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-security-threats-2026-overview/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217195130/https://www.zdnet.com/web/20260217195130/https:/www.zdnet.com/article/ai-security-threats-2026-overview/ \|archive-date=17 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[ZDNET]]}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web \|last=Miller \|first=Katharine \|date=18 Mar 2024 \|title=Privacy in an AI Era: How Do We Protect Our Personal Information? \|url=https://hai.stanford.edu/news/privacy-ai-era-how-do-we-protect-our-personal-information \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303111806/https://hai.stanford.edu/news/privacy-ai-era-how-do-we-protect-our-personal-information \|archive-date=3 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Stanford University]]}}</ref>		There are fewer reports of Apple selling user data than Windows, however Apple's TOS states that they will share user data with third-parties for various reasons.<ref> {{Cite web \|date=30 Jul 2025 \|title=Apple Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310004142/https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ \|archive-date=10 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Apple]]}}</ref> Since macOS has an unintentionally less [[Bloatware\|bloated]] integration of artificial intelligence compared to [[Windows]], it is more private and secure against both cloud and local model threats and security vulnerabilities.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sherback \|first=Ty \|date=24 Dec 2024 \|title=Apple Intelligence is a flop \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-apple-intelligence-flop/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213001932/https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-apple-intelligence-flop/ \|archive-date=13 Dec 2025 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=XDA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Patterson \|first=Dan \|date=12 Feb 2026 \|title=These 4 critical AI vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than defenders can respond \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-security-threats-2026-overview/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217195130/https://www.zdnet.com/web/20260217195130/https:/www.zdnet.com/article/ai-security-threats-2026-overview/ \|archive-date=17 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=ZDNET}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web \|last=Miller \|first=Katharine \|date=18 Mar 2024 \|title=Privacy in an AI Era: How Do We Protect Our Personal Information? \|url=https://hai.stanford.edu/news/privacy-ai-era-how-do-we-protect-our-personal-information \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303111806/https://hai.stanford.edu/news/privacy-ai-era-how-do-we-protect-our-personal-information \|archive-date=3 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Stanford University}}</ref>

	Also due to recent legislation mandating operating system providers to verify user age, Apple will be trusted with high amounts of sensitive user data such as credit cards and government-issued IDs.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Booth \|first=Barbara \|date=8 Mar 2026 \|title=Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-internet-ai-surveillance.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309192252/https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-internet-ai-surveillance.html \|archive-date=9 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> Following this legislation, Apple faces the possibility of a data breach similar to social media platforms like [[Discord]], exposing the sensitive information of users.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Chia \|first=Osmond \|date=9 Oct 2025 \|title=ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307220512/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo \|archive-date=7 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web \|last=Kelley \|first=Jason \|date=26 Jun 2024 \|title=Hack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media Laws \|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/hack-age-verification-company-shows-privacy-danger-social-media-laws \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260226000857/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/hack-age-verification-company-shows-privacy-danger-social-media-laws \|archive-date=26 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[EFF]]}}</ref>		Also due to recent legislation mandating operating system providers to verify user age, Apple will be trusted with high amounts of sensitive user data such as credit cards and government-issued IDs.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Booth \|first=Barbara \|date=8 Mar 2026 \|title=Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-internet-ai-surveillance.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309192252/https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-internet-ai-surveillance.html \|archive-date=9 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=CNBC}}</ref> Following this legislation, Apple faces the possibility of a data breach similar to social media platforms like [[Discord]], exposing the sensitive information of users.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Chia \|first=Osmond \|date=9 Oct 2025 \|title=ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307220512/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo \|archive-date=7 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kelley \|first=Jason \|date=26 Jun 2024 \|title=Hack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media Laws \|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/hack-age-verification-company-shows-privacy-danger-social-media-laws \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260226000857/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/hack-age-verification-company-shows-privacy-danger-social-media-laws \|archive-date=26 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=EFF}}</ref>

	===Business ~~Model~~===		===Business model===
	Due to exclusivity of macOS to Apple hardware, macOS is completely free and included with Apple’s MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, MacBook Neo, Mac Mini, Mac Studio, iMac, and Mac Pro. While the operating system is free, it can come preinstalled with exclusive paid applications like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. With the addition of the Apple Creator Studio suite, these one-time-purchase applications (along with previously free application, such as pages and keynote) have become a subscription service.<ref> {{Cite web \|last= \|title=Apple Creator Studio \|url=https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260306001225/https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/ \|archive-date=6 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Apple]]}}</ref><ref name=":0"> {{Cite web \|last=Cunningham \|first=Andrew \|date=28 Jan 2026 \|title=Seven things to know about how Apple’s Creator Studio subscriptions work \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/seven-things-to-know-about-how-apples-creator-studio-subscriptions-work/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260305083409/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/seven-things-to-know-about-how-apples-creator-studio-subscriptions-work/ \|archive-date=5 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref>		Due to exclusivity of macOS to Apple hardware, macOS is completely free and included with Apple’s MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, MacBook Neo, Mac Mini, Mac Studio, iMac, and Mac Pro. While the operating system is free, it can come preinstalled with exclusive paid applications like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. With the addition of the Apple Creator Studio suite, these one-time-purchase applications (along with previously free application, such as pages and keynote) have become a subscription service.<ref> {{Cite web \|last= \|title=Apple Creator Studio \|url=https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260306001225/https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/ \|archive-date=6 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Apple]]}}</ref><ref name=":0"> {{Cite web \|last=Cunningham \|first=Andrew \|date=28 Jan 2026 \|title=Seven things to know about how Apple’s Creator Studio subscriptions work \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/seven-things-to-know-about-how-apples-creator-studio-subscriptions-work/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260305083409/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/seven-things-to-know-about-how-apples-creator-studio-subscriptions-work/ \|archive-date=5 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Ars Technica}}</ref>

	[[File: Apple Creator Studio Logo.jpeg\|thumb\|Apple’s Creator Studio combines one-time payment creative applications with previously free office applications for $12.99 monthly or $129 annually.]]		[[File: Apple Creator Studio Logo.jpeg\|thumb\|Apple’s Creator Studio combines one-time payment creative applications with previously free office applications for $12.99 monthly or $129 annually.]]

	===Market ~~Share~~===		===Market control===
			macOS is a popular operating system in the desktop market. While Microsoft Windows's popularity is more than half, Mac OS X (A previous version of macOS) and macOS itself are in second and third place in popularity respectively.

	macOS is a popular operating system in the desktop market. While Microsoft Windows’s popularity is more than half, Mac OS X (A previous version of macOS) and macOS itself are in 2nd and 3rd place in popularity respectively.		[[File: OS Market Share United States 2026.jpeg\|thumb\|The macOS operating system is 3rd most popular in the United States desktop market.<ref> {{Cite web \|date=1 Feb 2026 \|title=Desktop Operating System Market Share United States Of America Feb 2025 - Feb 2026 \|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america#monthly-202502-202602-bar \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260228221512/https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america#monthly-202502-202602-bar \|archive-date=28 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Statcounter}}</ref>]]

	[[File: OS Market Share United States 2026.jpeg\|thumb\|The macOS operating system is 3rd most popular in the United States desktop market.<ref> {{Cite web \|date=1 Feb 2026 \|title=Desktop Operating System Market Share United States Of America Feb 2025 - Feb 2026 \|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america#monthly-202502-202602-bar \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260228221512/https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america#monthly-202502-202602-bar \|archive-date=28 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Statcounter]]}}</ref>]]

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents related to this product. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{PAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

	===OS ~~Level Age Verification~~ (''2026'')===		===OS-level age verification (''2026'')===
	Apple requires users to upload a credit card in order to access features deemed by the OS as unsafe for children. This is Apple’s compliance with age verification legislation in certain countries and states.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Perez \|first=Sarah \|date=24 Feb 2026 \|title=Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-tools-worldwide-to-comply-with-growing-web-of-child-safety-laws/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260301165411/https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-tools-worldwide-to-comply-with-growing-web-of-child-safety-laws/ \|archive-date=1 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref>		Apple requires users to upload a credit card in order to access features deemed by the OS as unsafe for children. This is Apple’s compliance with age verification legislation in certain countries and states.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Perez \|first=Sarah \|date=24 Feb 2026 \|title=Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-tools-worldwide-to-comply-with-growing-web-of-child-safety-laws/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260301165411/https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-tools-worldwide-to-comply-with-growing-web-of-child-safety-laws/ \|archive-date=1 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=TechCrunch}}</ref>

	===Creator Studio (''2026'')===		===Creator Studio (''2026'')===
	Apple has moved all pre-installed free applications such as Pages, Keynote, and Numbers and requires new users to purchase a subscription to access these applications.<ref name=":0" /> The subscription includes both free applications as well as paid applications like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. A positive aspect of this subscription service that should not be rewarded (but still is due to other companies lowering the bar) that users who have purchased lifetime editions of the applications can continue to use them without subscribing.		Apple has moved all pre-installed free applications such as Pages, Keynote, and Numbers and requires new users to purchase a subscription to access these applications.<ref name=":0" /> The subscription includes both free applications as well as paid applications like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. A positive aspect of this subscription service that should not be rewarded (but still is due to other companies lowering the bar) that users who have purchased lifetime editions of the applications can continue to use them without subscribing.

	[[File: Final Cut Pro Initial pricing preinstalled.jpeg~~\|thumb~~\|One-time purchase version of Final Cut Pro]]		<gallery mode="packed" heights=270px>
			File:Final Cut Pro Initial pricing preinstalled.jpeg\|One-time purchase version of Final Cut Pro
	[[File: Logic Pro Initial pricing preinstalled.jpeg~~\|thumb~~\|One-time purchase version of Logic Pro]]		File:Logic Pro Initial pricing preinstalled.jpeg\|One-time purchase version of Logic Pro
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	==See also==		==See also==
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	[[macOS]] (previously '''OS X''' and originally '''Mac OS X''') is a proprietary operating system developed by [[Apple]] and shipped by default on Apple Macintosh computers. It succeeded Mac OS 9.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Pareek \|first=Divya \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=What is macOS? \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303163839/https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|archive-date=3 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Geeks for Geeks]]}}</ref>		[[macOS]] (previously '''OS X''' and originally '''Mac OS X''') is a proprietary operating system developed by [[Apple]] and shipped by default on Apple Macintosh computers. It succeeded Mac OS 9.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Pareek \|first=Divya \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=What is macOS? \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303163839/https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|archive-date=3 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Geeks for Geeks]]}}</ref>
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	~~Apple~~ macOS (previously '''OS X''' and originally '''Mac OS X''') is a proprietary operating system developed by [[Apple]] and shipped by default on Apple Macintosh computers. It succeeded Mac OS 9.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Pareek \|first=Divya \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=What is macOS? \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303163839/https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|archive-date=3 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Geeks for Geeks]]}}</ref>		[[macOS]] (previously '''OS X''' and originally '''Mac OS X''') is a proprietary operating system developed by [[Apple]] and shipped by default on Apple Macintosh computers. It succeeded Mac OS 9.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Pareek \|first=Divya \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=What is macOS? \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303163839/https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|archive-date=3 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Geeks for Geeks]]}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==

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	macOS is a popular operating system in the desktop market. While Microsoft Windows’s popularity is more than half, Mac OS X (A previous version of macOS) and macOS itself are in 2nd and 3rd place in popularity respectively.		macOS is a popular operating system in the desktop market. While Microsoft Windows’s popularity is more than half, Mac OS X (A previous version of macOS) and macOS itself are in 2nd and 3rd place in popularity respectively.

	[[File: OS Market Share United States 2026.jpeg\|thumb\|The macOS operating system is 3rd most popular in the United States desktop market.<ref> {{Cite web \|date=1 Feb 2026 \|title=Desktop Operating System Market Share United States Of America Feb 2025 - Feb 2026 \|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america#monthly-202502-202602-bar \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Statcounter}}</ref>]]		[[File: OS Market Share United States 2026.jpeg\|thumb\|The macOS operating system is 3rd most popular in the United States desktop market.<ref> {{Cite web \|date=1 Feb 2026 \|title=Desktop Operating System Market Share United States Of America Feb 2025 - Feb 2026 \|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america#monthly-202502-202602-bar \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260228221512/https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america#monthly-202502-202602-bar \|archive-date=28 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Statcounter]]}}</ref>]]

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	===OS Level Age Verification (''2026'')===		===OS Level Age Verification (''2026'')===
	Apple requires users to upload a credit card in order to access features deemed by the OS as unsafe for children. This is Apple’s compliance with age verification legislation in certain countries and states.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Perez \|first=Sarah \|date=24 Feb 2026 \|title=Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-tools-worldwide-to-comply-with-growing-web-of-child-safety-laws/ \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=TechCrunch}}</ref>		Apple requires users to upload a credit card in order to access features deemed by the OS as unsafe for children. This is Apple’s compliance with age verification legislation in certain countries and states.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Perez \|first=Sarah \|date=24 Feb 2026 \|title=Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws \|url=https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-tools-worldwide-to-comply-with-growing-web-of-child-safety-laws/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260301165411/https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-tools-worldwide-to-comply-with-growing-web-of-child-safety-laws/ \|archive-date=1 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref>

	===Creator Studio (''2026'')===		===Creator Studio (''2026'')===

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	Apple macOS (previously '''OS X''' and originally '''Mac OS X''') is a proprietary operating system developed by [[Apple]] and shipped by default on Apple Macintosh computers. It succeeded Mac OS 9.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Pareek \|first=Divya \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=What is macOS? \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Geeks for Geeks}}</ref>		Apple macOS (previously '''OS X''' and originally '''Mac OS X''') is a proprietary operating system developed by [[Apple]] and shipped by default on Apple Macintosh computers. It succeeded Mac OS 9.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Pareek \|first=Divya \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=What is macOS? \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303163839/https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/operating-systems/what-is-macos/ \|archive-date=3 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Geeks for Geeks]]}}</ref>

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	===User Freedom===		===User Freedom===
	Due to its nature of being a proprietary operating system, macOS has full access to a user's personal data and activities that are related to the device it is running on.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jena \|first=Satyabrata \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=Difference between Open source Software and Proprietary Software \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/software-engineering/difference-between-open-source-software-and-proprietary-software/ \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Geeks for Geeks}}</ref> It is also practically impossible to audit what the system is doing with full access to the user’s system.		Due to its nature of being a proprietary operating system, macOS has full access to a user's personal data and activities that are related to the device it is running on.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jena \|first=Satyabrata \|date=23 Jul 2025 \|title=Difference between Open source Software and Proprietary Software \|url=https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/software-engineering/difference-between-open-source-software-and-proprietary-software/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260220024716/https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/software-engineering/difference-between-open-source-software-and-proprietary-software/ \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Geeks for Geeks]]}}</ref> It is also practically impossible to audit what the system is doing with full access to the user’s system.

	===User Privacy===		===User Privacy===
	There are fewer reports of Apple selling user data than Windows, however Apple’s TOS states that they will share user data with third-parties for various reasons.<ref> {{Cite web \|title=Apple Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Apple}}</ref> Since macOS has an unintentionally less [[Bloatware\|bloated]] integration of artificial intelligence compared to [[Windows]], it is more private and secure against both cloud and local model threats and security vulnerabilities.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sherback \|first=Ty \|date=24 Dec 2024 \|title=Apple Intelligence is a flop \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-apple-intelligence-flop/ \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=XDA ~~Developers~~}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web \|last=Patterson \|first=Dan \|date=12 Feb 2026 \|title=These 4 critical AI vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than defenders can respond \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-security-threats-2026-overview/ \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=ZDNET}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web \|last=Miller \|first=Katharine \|date=18 Mar 2024 \|title=Privacy in an AI Era: How Do We Protect Our Personal Information? \|url=https://hai.stanford.edu/news/privacy-ai-era-how-do-we-protect-our-personal-information \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Stanford University}}</ref>		There are fewer reports of Apple selling user data than Windows, however Apple’s TOS states that they will share user data with third-parties for various reasons.<ref> {{Cite web \|date=30 Jul 2025 \|title=Apple Privacy Policy \|url=https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260310004142/https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ \|archive-date=10 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Apple]]}}</ref> Since macOS has an unintentionally less [[Bloatware\|bloated]] integration of artificial intelligence compared to [[Windows]], it is more private and secure against both cloud and local model threats and security vulnerabilities.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sherback \|first=Ty \|date=24 Dec 2024 \|title=Apple Intelligence is a flop \|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-apple-intelligence-flop/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213001932/https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-apple-intelligence-flop/ \|archive-date=13 Dec 2025 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[XDA]]}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web \|last=Patterson \|first=Dan \|date=12 Feb 2026 \|title=These 4 critical AI vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than defenders can respond \|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-security-threats-2026-overview/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217195130/https://www.zdnet.com/web/20260217195130/https:/www.zdnet.com/article/ai-security-threats-2026-overview/ \|archive-date=17 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[ZDNET]]}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web \|last=Miller \|first=Katharine \|date=18 Mar 2024 \|title=Privacy in an AI Era: How Do We Protect Our Personal Information? \|url=https://hai.stanford.edu/news/privacy-ai-era-how-do-we-protect-our-personal-information \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303111806/https://hai.stanford.edu/news/privacy-ai-era-how-do-we-protect-our-personal-information \|archive-date=3 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Stanford University]]}}</ref>

	Also due to recent legislation mandating operating system providers to verify user age, Apple will be trusted with high amounts of sensitive user data such as credit cards and government-issued IDs.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Booth \|first=Barbara \|date=8 Mar 2026 \|title=Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-internet-ai-surveillance.html \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=CNBC}}</ref> Following this legislation, Apple faces the possibility of a data breach similar to social media platforms like [[Discord]], exposing the sensitive information of users.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Chia \|first=Osmond \|date=9 Oct 2025 \|title=ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=BBC}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web \|last=Kelley \|first=Jason \|date=26 Jun 2024 \|title=Hack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media Laws \|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/hack-age-verification-company-shows-privacy-danger-social-media-laws \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=EFF}}</ref>		Also due to recent legislation mandating operating system providers to verify user age, Apple will be trusted with high amounts of sensitive user data such as credit cards and government-issued IDs.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Booth \|first=Barbara \|date=8 Mar 2026 \|title=Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-internet-ai-surveillance.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309192252/https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-internet-ai-surveillance.html \|archive-date=9 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> Following this legislation, Apple faces the possibility of a data breach similar to social media platforms like [[Discord]], exposing the sensitive information of users.<ref> {{Cite web \|last=Chia \|first=Osmond \|date=9 Oct 2025 \|title=ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260307220512/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo \|archive-date=7 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[BBC]]}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web \|last=Kelley \|first=Jason \|date=26 Jun 2024 \|title=Hack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media Laws \|url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/hack-age-verification-company-shows-privacy-danger-social-media-laws \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260226000857/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/hack-age-verification-company-shows-privacy-danger-social-media-laws \|archive-date=26 Feb 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[EFF]]}}</ref>

	===Business Model===		===Business Model===
	Due to exclusivity of macOS to Apple hardware, macOS is completely free and included with Apple’s MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, MacBook Neo, Mac Mini, Mac Studio, iMac, and Mac Pro. While the operating system is free, it can come preinstalled with exclusive paid applications like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. With the addition of the Apple Creator Studio suite, these one-time-purchase applications (along with previously free application, such as pages and keynote) have become a subscription service.<ref> {{Cite web \|last= \|title=Apple Creator Studio \|url=https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/ \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=Apple}}</ref><ref name=":0"> {{Cite web \|last=Cunningham \|first=Andrew \|date=28 Jan 2026 \|title=Seven things to know about how Apple’s Creator Studio subscriptions work \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/seven-things-to-know-about-how-apples-creator-studio-subscriptions-work/ \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=~~Arstechnica~~}}</ref>		Due to exclusivity of macOS to Apple hardware, macOS is completely free and included with Apple’s MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, MacBook Neo, Mac Mini, Mac Studio, iMac, and Mac Pro. While the operating system is free, it can come preinstalled with exclusive paid applications like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. With the addition of the Apple Creator Studio suite, these one-time-purchase applications (along with previously free application, such as pages and keynote) have become a subscription service.<ref> {{Cite web \|last= \|title=Apple Creator Studio \|url=https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260306001225/https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/ \|archive-date=6 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Apple]]}}</ref><ref name=":0"> {{Cite web \|last=Cunningham \|first=Andrew \|date=28 Jan 2026 \|title=Seven things to know about how Apple’s Creator Studio subscriptions work \|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/seven-things-to-know-about-how-apples-creator-studio-subscriptions-work/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260305083409/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/seven-things-to-know-about-how-apples-creator-studio-subscriptions-work/ \|archive-date=5 Mar 2026 \|access-date=9 Mar 2026 \|website=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref>

	[[File: Apple Creator Studio Logo.jpeg\|thumb\|Apple’s Creator Studio combines one-time payment creative applications with previously free office applications for $12.99 monthly or $129 annually.]]		[[File: Apple Creator Studio Logo.jpeg\|thumb\|Apple’s Creator Studio combines one-time payment creative applications with previously free office applications for $12.99 monthly or $129 annually.]]

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	===Creator Studio (''2026'')===		===Creator Studio (''2026'')===
	Apple has moved all pre-installed free applications such as Pages, Keynote, and Numbers and requires new users to purchase a subscription to access these applications.<ref name=":0" /> The subscription includes both free applications as well as paid applications like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro.		Apple has moved all pre-installed free applications such as Pages, Keynote, and Numbers and requires new users to purchase a subscription to access these applications.<ref name=":0" /> The subscription includes both free applications as well as paid applications like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. A positive aspect of this subscription service that should not be rewarded (but still is due to other companies lowering the bar) that users who have purchased lifetime editions of the applications can continue to use them without subscribing.

	[[File: Final Cut Pro Initial pricing preinstalled.jpeg\|thumb\|One-time purchase version of Final Cut Pro]]		[[File: Final Cut Pro Initial pricing preinstalled.jpeg\|thumb\|One-time purchase version of Final Cut Pro]]