Solana is the Mac OS in blockchain, Pantera Capital said in its report. Solana has gained significant market share over the past year, a shift reminiscent of Microsoft's dominance in the early desktop computer market until Apple broke through with its vertically integrated approach, it said. Solana is now a major contender in the future of blockchain development. Solana's overall architecture has a product roadmap that focuses on optimizing each component of its own blockchain, similar to Apple's approach to vertically integrating hardware and software stacks in macOS.