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[hetra]

Hello all,

Recently, I have been thinking alot more about the whole Windows vs. Linux or Windows vs. Mac or Windows vs. Linux vs. Mac, etc.

What I want to know is-why do people dislike Windows and why do they like Linux and/or Mac?

[John]

Windows is proprietary
Linux is opensource
Mac is sexy

[hetra]

What about all the technological things people attack Windows for? The kernel, GUI, etc.

[DEViANT]

You should take a second to read my blog post covering the matter :

http://forum.codecal...comprehend.html

[zeroradius]

I like windows (sorry I don't go along with the crowd here on codecall I prefer to make my own decisions) I've tried Ubuntu and Fedora but I was no big fan of either for my day to day activities. That being said setting up a server on linux was the easiest thing I have ever done. I like win7 for a variety of reasons among them being how easy it is to set up a work group, my games and software all run out of the box, the new GUI with the snapping to the sides make my life a lot easier, Etc,Etc.

All in all windows is good at some things and linux is good at other things. You should decide which one to use depending on your needs (much like choosing what programming language to use when developing an application)

[mrlemke]

Linux and GNU/Linux are free software. My dis-like with windows started with it's poor usability and, once I found out about free software, it's proprietary issues.

Window's usability problems:

• Extremely susceptible to viruses
  
• Memory hog, I have to kill a **** ton of crap to get maximum performance from games
  
• Error prone, it's not rare I have to reboot explorer.exe at work because the desktop wont start at launch
  
• Etc. I'm not going to go through everything right now

[hetra]

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I like windows (sorry I don't go along with the crowd here on codecall I prefer to make my own decisions)

I agree with zeroradius, I do like Windows for my day to day activities and yet I'm still considering using Linux on a server project of mine.

So, basically-it's usability is most people's problems (or deeper kernel type issues)?

Edited by Hunter100, 03 January 2011 - 02:31 PM.
Typo

[WingedPanther]

Personally, I like Mac least of the three. I'm highly keyboard oriented, and Mac does their own thing with keyboard shortcuts, which is constantly screwing me up.

I generally find that Linux (in particular Ubuntu and Mint) just get out of my way and let me work much more than Windows does. Yes, there are security concerns, but I feel like Windows gets in my way trying to "help" me, whereas Linux gets out of my way unless I ask it nicely to help.

[AdvMutant]

@above, I agree.

I hate Windows for it's weird errors, but the main reason is that it's resource consuming. Did you ever notice how dumb Microsoft are? Halo, for example runs on Windows XP better than it does on Vista/7. Why? Ask that faggot that came after Gates. Same goes for Maple Story and DOS applications. The somehow force people to eave old stuff for new ones.
That's why Windows computers are getting old quickly. There is no such thing[almost] as a computer that can't run Linux. Linux can run anywhere, any time. Windows can't.

[John]

WingedPanther said:

Personally, I like Mac least of the three. I'm highly keyboard oriented, and Mac does their own thing with keyboard shortcuts, which is constantly screwing me up.

I generally find that Linux (in particular Ubuntu and Mint) just get out of my way and let me work much more than Windows does. Yes, there are security concerns, but I feel like Windows gets in my way trying to "help" me, whereas Linux gets out of my way unless I ask it nicely to help.

I couldn't disagree with you more. I used Ubuntu as my main operating system for two years across three different laptops. It seemed every corner I turned there was some kind of issue that needed to be resolved. Whether it was a driver issue, kernel issue, or having to compile dependencies, there was always something in my way, and severely hindered my productivity. In Windows, I point, click, and it works.

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Extremely susceptible to viruses

I have been running the same Windows 7 for about nine months with out an antivirus program and I haven't had a single problem. But that aside, it makes sense that the most popular operating system would have the most viruses. It would be kind of dumb to write a virus that targets less than two percent of the desktop/laptop market. I'm sure if Linux had 85% of the market share, it would have plenty of viruses too...

Lastly, on my laptop, Windows 7 gets better battery life and uses less memory than Ubuntu 9.04 did. So, I don't know what you guys are talking about.

[WingedPanther]

I had a friend reinstall Windows XP from scratch on a desktop... finding drivers for unknown hardware was rather interesting. Admittedly, sometimes getting drivers for Linux is an issue (especially for printers), but I have never had major problems.

[hetra]

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I have been running the same Windows 7 for about nine months with out an antivirus program and I haven't had a single problem. But that aside, it makes sense that the most popular operating system would have the most viruses. It would be kind of dumb to write a virus that targets less than two percent of the desktop/laptop market. I'm sure if Linux had 85% of the market share, it would have plenty of viruses too...

Lastly, on my laptop, Windows 7 gets better battery life and uses less memory than Ubuntu 9.04 did. So, I don't know what you guys are talking about.

I agree, in fact that is pretty much just a slightly longer version of what I tell people who say that it gets viruses a lot more than the others.

Also, Linus Torvalds himself said that he didn't consider Windows a competitor because Windows and Linux's goals are far different.

So, main Windows problems I've found with this post so far:

• Microsoft's "monopolistic" policies and practices.
  
• Windows usability (UI, etc.)
  
• Viruses and such

Anymore anyone?