Which do you prefer Windows or Linux?

macuser1232 said:

Yeah, you'll definitely want to use Windows for gaming, and that's what most do. See, I have no use for Windows, so I just use my MacBook Pro for everything as well as Linux on my desktop sometimes.

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I'm quite happy with my Windows/Linux hybrid desktop PC, but - once I finally have the funds for it - I do intend to get a MacBook as my mobile computer (currently I have an Asus EeePC netbook running Ubuntu; it does for basic stuff, but it's nothing great).

In my experience, desktop PCs are generally customisable enough that one can optimise hardware compatibility, but I've never had a laptop PC (running Windows or Linux) where I have no problems with drivers breaking & battery usage skyrocketing, so the hardware/software synergy of OS X & a Mac would be ideal for my mobile device.

Eventually, I intend to add some extra HDDs, run my PC as a headless NAS server, and set-up remote desktop access between it & the MacBook so it can function as a thin client when I need to use Windows apps.

I use linux as my primary desktop OS. I have a mini w/ Mavericks, and a G4MDD w/ Tiger in my basement and I run them headless via VNC.
I used unix at school in the 80s, and linux at a national lab site in the 90s and 2000s. I worked for Apple pre-OS X.
I found that fixing problems and setting up linux helped me learn things that were applicable to OS X. So, I enjoy linux for the learning experience - the challenge. I don't do windows (but I have a netbook and a desktop with XP dual booted).

chscag said:

It only took you a year to add to your previous comments. That's a lot of contemplating! I ran Ubuntu in a dual boot with Windows for a number of years, however, Linux, any flavor is not for everyone. While the latest versions of Ubuntu have come a long way both in managing hardware and available software, it still requires a good deal of user input in getting it to run right. It's better than Windows in my opinion, but I'll still take OS X over it any day...

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A year to make the comment AND it was redundant anyway considering my previous remarks (more contemplating for this reply). The last three years have been confusing with lots of trips back and forth to the UK (or is that to be the Disunited Kingdom?) (nothing to do with computers but the Macbook Air and DropBox makes it a lot easier).

Windows vs Linux

cwa107 said:

Have to agree.

Linux is far too fragile, and once something's broken, it tends to be overly complicated to fix.

Linux is a fun toy if you can't afford a real OS, but that's about it.

(runs, hides!)

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Since I run Linux as a VM under Fusion, if it gives trouble, I just get an older version of the VM from the Time Machine. It takes about fifteen minutes and I don't need to be there all the time it is happening.

(A bit early for the yearly comment, but I happened to be visiting for other reasons).

John F