# Pick operating system

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Pick operating system and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A long-running operating system and database that recommenders say they enjoy using and that was influential in its era.

## Why people recommend it

- Enjoyable to use (3 comments): "Love it all and we're still doing active development." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45827089)) "always had nice things to say about it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47133660)) "I love every minute of it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49538795))
- Historically influential, ahead of its time (2 comments): "it was the "Excel", and so much more, at the time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49852476)) "its about time we resurrected this idea" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47887623))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Windows](https://hackerapproved.com/p/windows.md): 1287 recommend
- [macOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macos.md): 1041 recommend
- [Linux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/linux.md): 745 recommend
- [Haiku](https://hackerapproved.com/p/haiku-os.md): 115 recommend
- [NetBSD](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netbsd.md): 100 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Pick operating system", https://hackerapproved.com/p/pick-operating-system/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).