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<blockquote data-quote="voided3" data-source="post: 366093" data-attributes="member: 29663"><p>Being a user (past and current) of WinXP, 95 and 98SE, Mac OS X, and a bunch of different Linux distros, I have really grown to appreciate the magic of OS X and the freedom of Linux. I have a large variety of computers that range from a 200mhz Compaq from '96 to my lovely MBP and I really like that there is an OS to match the hardware and intended use of the comp. </p><p>I only started using alternate OS options to Windows last year and haven't turned back; I only use Windows for games now... sometimes. I either dual boot Windows/Linux on my desktops or only run Linux since it allows me to do a lot more than I could with XP on the older hardware and especially Win98 (flash drives actually WORK...). I understand why people stick with Windows because it's what they know, but after building so many different systems and using them consistently, it makes me wonder why sometimes. If you take care of your windows install, you know that you need to defrag, run disk cleanup, actively update spyware and antivirus defs, and run the corresponding scans. The problem is, a lot of people don't and quickly run into problems that they just live with. I really got sick of it once I realized that I spent more time maintaining my comps than actually using them, so I felt like trying something new. OS X to me is rather trouble free from a maintenance standpoint (just verify permissions w/ disk utility and occasionaly run cache cleaning scripts w/ something like OnyX) and AV/spyware scanners aren't extremely important unless you share files/drives/do a lot of networking with other Windows comps. The one and only drawback of OS X (for me anyway) is that you can't legally install it on any old piece of hardware since I like to build systems, but I suppose at the same time it confirms compatibility, plus the OS and hardware are supported by the same people. </p><p>It all boils down to, however, what you expect to be able to do with your comp. For example, I use OS X for all of my audio stuff because Garageband and other such programs for OS X incorporate into the OS quite well. I also use it and Linux for daily tasks such as web browsing, email, viewing/listening to media, office stuff, and IM since it does it very well. At this point, for me, Window's niche lies solely in its gaming abilities and for anything that is proprietary for it (though many Linux distros are beginning to step up the compatibility bar quite high). This thread seems to be aimed at asking why stay with Windows instead of OS X, and the only reason I can find is that many average users are unwilling to invest the time to learn different ways of computing. In all honesty, I do not feel any limitations when using one OS or the other when it comes to any standard task, but as another poster has said, it's the apps that sell a user on a OS. Everyone uses a computer differently though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="voided3, post: 366093, member: 29663"] Being a user (past and current) of WinXP, 95 and 98SE, Mac OS X, and a bunch of different Linux distros, I have really grown to appreciate the magic of OS X and the freedom of Linux. I have a large variety of computers that range from a 200mhz Compaq from '96 to my lovely MBP and I really like that there is an OS to match the hardware and intended use of the comp. I only started using alternate OS options to Windows last year and haven't turned back; I only use Windows for games now... sometimes. I either dual boot Windows/Linux on my desktops or only run Linux since it allows me to do a lot more than I could with XP on the older hardware and especially Win98 (flash drives actually WORK...). I understand why people stick with Windows because it's what they know, but after building so many different systems and using them consistently, it makes me wonder why sometimes. If you take care of your windows install, you know that you need to defrag, run disk cleanup, actively update spyware and antivirus defs, and run the corresponding scans. The problem is, a lot of people don't and quickly run into problems that they just live with. I really got sick of it once I realized that I spent more time maintaining my comps than actually using them, so I felt like trying something new. OS X to me is rather trouble free from a maintenance standpoint (just verify permissions w/ disk utility and occasionaly run cache cleaning scripts w/ something like OnyX) and AV/spyware scanners aren't extremely important unless you share files/drives/do a lot of networking with other Windows comps. The one and only drawback of OS X (for me anyway) is that you can't legally install it on any old piece of hardware since I like to build systems, but I suppose at the same time it confirms compatibility, plus the OS and hardware are supported by the same people. It all boils down to, however, what you expect to be able to do with your comp. For example, I use OS X for all of my audio stuff because Garageband and other such programs for OS X incorporate into the OS quite well. I also use it and Linux for daily tasks such as web browsing, email, viewing/listening to media, office stuff, and IM since it does it very well. At this point, for me, Window's niche lies solely in its gaming abilities and for anything that is proprietary for it (though many Linux distros are beginning to step up the compatibility bar quite high). This thread seems to be aimed at asking why stay with Windows instead of OS X, and the only reason I can find is that many average users are unwilling to invest the time to learn different ways of computing. In all honesty, I do not feel any limitations when using one OS or the other when it comes to any standard task, but as another poster has said, it's the apps that sell a user on a OS. Everyone uses a computer differently though. [/QUOTE]
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