Can't make a profitable OS

[Certified Brick Eater]

Everyone online keeps saying that making an OS will get you lots of money. I have tried making several OS's with outstanding quality and they sell maybe 10,000 worth of stuff before flatlining. Also how long does it take on average to develop an OS? I will add a bunch of features to raise interest but the time to develop is well over 3 years.

[pistol81702]

You are doing something wrong

[Certified Brick Eater]

Originally posted by pistol81702:

You are doing something wrong

But what?

[Pigeon]

Be careful of releasing it vs other rival OSs also as they will eat up the share of consumers and make sure to give pre and post marketing

[CubeBix9000]

releasing the o/s on its own wont make you much money you also need to be marketing it with max budget before and after release. and at the same time develop software for it.

if you release audio tools and visual tools shortly after the o/s release for that o/s the money will start rolling in. i highly recommened releasing anti virus and audio tool for your os after you have released it, anti virus brings in alot of cash.

depeding on the features of the o/s you stand to make 10 - 150+ million. from the o/s but remeber to release software for it or else it will not sell well.

[cfranks007]

I've given away OS (open source) and still made a pile of money by just selling tools for that OS only. Make OS, make visual tool based on OS, make audio tool based on OS and visual tool , make anti-virus (if it's possible to do) based on everything you've made. An anti-virus can be the most profitable of all your products! Marketing is hugely important. Have at least one full time marketer with two being better once the money starts rolling in. Have your founder do marketing at the beginning and help out with your one marketer if they are lagging.
Good luck!

[Lieutenant]

i've made over 90 million off my new OS.. year 2037.

[Alfred von Quack]

all my games are nearly the same. AI doenst release an OS and when im releasing mine it will earn me like >150 million.

[jiajiajacker]

I make two os in 2 years and some vt , al and the two os earn me 700million in 90s just keep adding the new tech and keep marketing till it lost the value to do it. I make a os with all the good stuff like gui3d networking and I was losing a lot of money but after a while but when web gaming was make, it shoot up to 20mil ++ per month