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OS Battle: which is the best? (OS X, Windows, Linux ...)

Poll: Which one is the best operating system for you?
This poll is closed.
Windows Vista
0%
 0 0%
Chrome OS
0%
 0 0%
OS X Mountain Lion
21.43%
 6 21.43%
Windows 7
46.43%
 13 46.43%
Linux Ubuntu
3.57%
 1 3.57%
Windows XP
7.14%
 2 7.14%
Linux Mint
10.71%
 3 10.71%
Other
10.71%
 3 10.71%
Total 28 vote(s) 100%
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OS Battle: which is the best? (OS X, Windows, Linux ...)
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RE: OS Battle: which is the best? (OS X, Windows, Linux ...)
February 18, 2013 at 2:18 pm (This post was last modified: February 18, 2013 at 2:20 pm by Violet.)
(February 16, 2013 at 10:05 pm)Tiberius Wrote: 1) Anyone who chooses a Windows operating system as the "best" is clearly uneducated in operating systems, especially in terms of security.

That's me Tiger

I'm an OSX lover, and I'm technologically inept... so my ability to game on Mac without frustration is very limited. My vote, as a result of 'ease of gaming', has to go to Windows.

So... while you're technically right about level of education in operating systems and security, you're being somewhat misleading about why people think Windows is the best Wink It usually has to do with 'I grew up on it' or 'gaming' or 'everyone uses it, so it's easy to work with'.

Quote:2) Whilst I love Mac OS X and generally find it a very easy-to-use and configurable OS, it does have its annoyances. Most of these are alleviated by installing other programs, such as Homebrew/MacPorts (which allows you to compile / use a load of Linux programs). One thing I would say about OS X is that is it by far the most stable OS I have ever encountered. Linux server doesn't really count, since it doesn't have to do anything graphical, and anyone who has used Linux extensively knows how dodgy Linux is with graphical stuff.

No blue screen, all the lovely key commands, and it looks pretty. But, alas... gaming Sad

Quote:So there you go. I choose not to use the best OS because I prefer something that is easy to use. Besides, I have Linux installed in virtual machines on my laptops that I can use at any time (oh yeah, and unlike Windows VMs they don't take up ridiculous system resources). Plus, atheistforums.org runs on Linux and I wouldn't run it off anything else.

Basically... Tiberius is just vouching for safe sex as the best, because he's okay with a little inconvenience when the tradeoff is a significantly reduced chance of viruses and other 'bad' things.

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(February 17, 2013 at 7:32 am)LastPoet Wrote: Windows 8 definately has been a good OS for me. Big Grin

Why isn't it on the list?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXCjoK-S4Ic

Windows 8 is bad, mkay? Wink
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RE: OS Battle: which is the best? (OS X, Windows, Linux ...) - by Violet - February 18, 2013 at 2:18 pm

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