It’s not even close, Windows 10 is by far the best and most secure Windows and the best and most secure enterprise and consumer client OS. Server OSes are fairly equal between Linux and Windows, depending on the application. I have been in IT since 1980. As of now it isn’t the best mobile OS, IMO, but it is on a path to be the best mobile OS in 2017-18.
Microsoft may not hit the 1 Billion ACTIVE (not installs or upgrades) devices (all devices: PC, tablet, phone, Xbox, etc.) over a sliding 30-day time frame metric by July 29th 2018, however, it is around 400 Million now, so to characterize Windows 10 as a “failure” is ludicrous. We should all be so lucky to have a failure like that.
As of now it isn’t the best mobile OS, IMO, but it is on a path to be the best mobile OS in 2017-18.
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I don’t know how you get that. iPhone and Android is it. There’d have to be some nuclear warhead exchange for those to be replaced by anything, even Windows.
What was your first job in 1980?
Windows for Mobile? Well, "best" is a term about quality, not deployment or acceptance. A lot of people believe (with reason) that Unix/Linux is the "best" operating system, and it owns the majority of the server market. Yet it's less than 1% of desktops -- it's a complete failure in that market, when taken by that measure.
If in your opinion Windows for Mobile is the "best" mobile OS, that's fine, opinions vary and everybody's got one.
But the chance of Windows Mobile getting serious market traction in the presence of iOS and Android is about the same as Linux "taking over the desktop" while Windows is around. Not holding my breath.
"This is the year of the Linux desktop" has become a standing joke among Linux fans. Not about quality, just percentage uptake.
"This is the year of Windows Mobile" has just about achieved similar status. And again, not about quality, just percentage uptake.