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Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/23/2021

"OS that supports windows software"

4/5

What do you like best about ReactOS?

It is an OS that supports windows software what we need more while testing an OS,

It looks like windows only and also are free.

Open-source. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReactOS?

It is not stable till now.

We cannot take it in everyday use.

The files result to be corrupted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Gagan K.

Senior SDET

Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/28/2021

"Windows OS with little less functionality"

3.5/5

What do you like best about ReactOS?

It is open source and DOS mode enables easy installation of apps and other functionalities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReactOS?

It is not flashy and less attractive compared to windows when it comes to user interface Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Glen Elvis M J A.

Senior Associate

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/26/2020

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Great OS Let's bring open source to legacy applications."

3.5/5

What do you like best about ReactOS?

Very interesting project : "an open source Windows". You know (and can check) that there are no code spying your data.

Obviously, it is a very big work: construct a compatible Windows, not a clone, from bare metal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReactOS?

While not all programs made for Windows can be ran flawless, a lot of them do.

It is not perfect, since the work is in progress, but considering the effort done, this project deserves a full 10 ! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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ravi m.

Software Development Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/20/2019

"Open source Operating System for natively running Windows applications."

5/5

What do you like best about ReactOS?

So, taking a look at ReactOS, it's a free and open-source operating system that has been built from the ground up to run native Windows programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ReactOS?

Things like wscript and cscript may not exist in reactOS. Corrupting the boot partition or MBR is still possible. Nothing will work 100%. (ReactOS will corrupt itself before we will get malware.)

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Recommendations to others considering ReactOS:

Highly recommend it to others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ReactOS solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've known ReactOS for a few years, now. This is something that I really would like to see finished and fully operational. It has a lot of potential as well. It was also useful for understanding how files are stored in FS.

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