What is your Favorite OS?

[supertails]

I don't think has anything to do with that but I guess it could.

 

[Virtual Chatot]

I don't think has anything to do with that but I guess it could.

Obviously a new computer is always going to run faster than an older computer, that's just common sense.

 

[QueenZ]

not always...

OLD PC: CPU: 4.3GHz, 4GB of RAM
New PC: CPU: 90Mhz 16MB of RAM

Still think that new one is better? :D

 

[supertails]

I know. Besides the computer has nothing to do with it because XP will slow down. Ubuntu won't.

 

[QueenZ]

Well yeah you are totally rig this.. :) Actually any unix like os will be like that.. as far as i know..

 

[supertails]

I know. You got to love it.

 

[score_under]

My opinion on one of the posts, biased mainly towards linux and against vista.

I definitely prefer Mac OS X over Windows. A few reasons:

1. Based off of UNIX and is more secure than Windows.

Linux is a whole open-source rewrite, and can be changed to edit out security holes by millions around the world

2. No viruses currently written or affecting OS X. (Although there have been one or two trojans in the past, they have already been patched against).

Not to offend anyone, but getting a trojan is your own fault. It's also insanely hard to get a real linux virus.

3. Mac OS X does not assume you are dumb/are a child like Windows does.
Examples of this include:
The only sound Mac OS X annoys you with by default is the startup chime and alert sound while Windows annoys you with a startup sound, a login sound, an alert sound, a confirmation sound, a logoff sound, etc.

:) I agree 100%

When you login to Mac OS X for the first time, you don't get any "Welcome to Mac OS X" windows coming up telling you how to use your computer, unlike Windows.

Ditto! :D

4. The Registry is singlehandedly the worst thing Microsoft has ever come up with.

No, remember they came up with a Messenger service, and a huge security hole in UPNP :D

5. Most applications for Mac OS X are installed simply by dragging them to any location in the OS. This is because they contain the resources they need within them. However, in Windows, in most cases, once an application is installed, files are scattered throughout the system making it more difficult for the user to completely remove the application. On OS X, there is an organized system in place, so to completely uninstall an application, you simply drag it to the "Trash" along with any .plist files it has created which can always be found in "~/Library/Preferences".

In windows and linux, you get to choose where you want to place files, organise them, (with correct software) sandbox them, delete only some of them, install multiple versions to different places, copy files from one version to the next/previous, etc.

6. There are User Interface Guidelines outlined by Apple which encourage developers to create applications which are consistent with the operating system.

With linux, this is unfortunately not so, but with windows there seems to be an unspoken standard on everything.

7. There are not 5 different versions of one OS (Windows Vista Enterprise Edition, Windows Vista Business Edition, Windows Vista Home Basic Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, and Windows Vista Ultimate Edition), all but one of them being crippled in terms of the OS in some way.

That's the worst thing microsoft ever did to make money. Also, even the ultimate version is still crippled with DRM, signed-only drivers, backwards-incompatibility, etc.

8. Mac OS X 10.5 has support for both 32-bit and 64-bit in one OS while there is a seperate 32-bit version of Vista and 64-bit version of Vista.

If it has support for 32 & 64 bit, doesn't that cause some problems (huuuuge OS size comes to mind, but vista really is huge too)!

9. OS X comes with developer tools on the installation DVD.

:D

On another note, I'm surprised to see this many Mac users in this thread. I guess the Mac is gaining more popularity after Microsoft released Vista. :cheeky:

Of course, I also still respect those of you using Linux distros and Solaris as they do have the many advantages of open source.

[sarcasm] I can't guess why vista is being rejected *ahem*. [/sarcasm]
And yes, open source is a huge advantage!