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As we recently discussed the virtues of two of the major personal computing religions I thought it might be interesting to see what folks actually use.
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Poll - Windows, OS X, Linux?
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I ran Linux on all our machines from 2001 until 2006 when I switched to the Mac... which is the "better" Linux.
With Linux there are several hundred flavors (take a look at Distrowatch) to choose from depending on the age and strength of your hardware.
My issue with Linux is that when new hardware (i.e. a new printer or scanner) comes out, it can take a while until drivers are developed for it. Also, when the major players (i.e. Adobe, Google) make new versions of software they will create a Win and Mac version, but the Linux version always comes out much later.
If there were a seamless way to sync my iPhone and iPad with a Linux desktop and the cloud, I'd go back, but TTBOMK it can't be done without "jailbreaking" the phone. However, I'm told that the Android system will sync with Google address book and calendar.
Anyway, to me the Mac is the "better Linux" as it is built on the same basic Unix platform. But the Mac has a beautifully designed, professional and user-friendly window manager (you call it the user-interface) mated with the hardware. In Linux the window manager (there are several of them... KDE, Gnome, etc.) is grafted on to the basic system.... what you see is not really part of the Linux operating system like it is with Windows and OS X.
I really like the Apple "one neck to strangle" paradigm where all of the "guts" are made and supported by one entity... the hardware, the operating system, and the cloud (MobileMe). If something doesn't work, I only have to make one call. Yeah, you pay through the a$$ for that compared to a PC or Linux platform, but I'll always pay for quality products and good service over cheap products and no (or bad) service.
If you want stability, I don't think anything beats a Unix variant called FreeBSD. I use it to run my web server. It never crashes... if I didn't have to update new versions I'd never ever have to re-boot it!
With Linux there are several hundred flavors (take a look at Distrowatch) to choose from depending on the age and strength of your hardware.
My issue with Linux is that when new hardware (i.e. a new printer or scanner) comes out, it can take a while until drivers are developed for it. Also, when the major players (i.e. Adobe, Google) make new versions of software they will create a Win and Mac version, but the Linux version always comes out much later.
If there were a seamless way to sync my iPhone and iPad with a Linux desktop and the cloud, I'd go back, but TTBOMK it can't be done without "jailbreaking" the phone. However, I'm told that the Android system will sync with Google address book and calendar.
Anyway, to me the Mac is the "better Linux" as it is built on the same basic Unix platform. But the Mac has a beautifully designed, professional and user-friendly window manager (you call it the user-interface) mated with the hardware. In Linux the window manager (there are several of them... KDE, Gnome, etc.) is grafted on to the basic system.... what you see is not really part of the Linux operating system like it is with Windows and OS X.
I really like the Apple "one neck to strangle" paradigm where all of the "guts" are made and supported by one entity... the hardware, the operating system, and the cloud (MobileMe). If something doesn't work, I only have to make one call. Yeah, you pay through the a$$ for that compared to a PC or Linux platform, but I'll always pay for quality products and good service over cheap products and no (or bad) service.
If you want stability, I don't think anything beats a Unix variant called FreeBSD. I use it to run my web server. It never crashes... if I didn't have to update new versions I'd never ever have to re-boot it!
