windows vs mac vs linux vs other

i have no experience when it comes to apple but i had windows xp, vista, windows 7 and Ubuntu (Linux). From my experience, i can safely say that Linux is by far the best, depending on what you want to use the computer for. There are some compatibility issues but it is extremely easy to use, comfortable and it is much faster than windows.

Out of the 3 windows OS's i had, windows XP was the best. Vista sucks a lot. Windows 7 was a bit of an improvement in my opinion but i would still go for XP. Windows XP was very good and will always be my number 1 choice.

Overall, i think Linux is the best OS, apart from the compatibility issues.
 
neilofbodom said:
i have no experience when it comes to apple but i had windows xp, vista, windows 7 and Ubuntu (Linux). From my experience, i can safely say that Linux is by far the best, depending on what you want to use the computer for. There are some compatibility issues but it is extremely easy to use, comfortable and it is much faster than windows.

Out of the 3 windows OS's i had, windows XP was the best. Vista sucks a lot. Windows 7 was a bit of an improvement in my opinion but i would still go for XP. Windows XP was very good and will always be my number 1 choice.

Overall, i think Linux is the best OS, apart from the compatibility issues.
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Did you really say Linux but then say Windows XP for fav windows OS? The worst Windows OS for security or I guess I should lack of security.

Ubuntu is nice minus the fact it has the worst looking UI next to Mint, much slower then Fedora and Ubuntu has only created the UI that no other distro has been able to get working so in a sense Ubuntu are the leaches of open source and Linux Kernel community.
 
MS-DOS is the best OS ever made by human kind!Everything works on it!!
LoL I am just kidding :D

I like Linux Ubuntu pretty much.Plus it can come in handy to use it as an external OS if you want to save your data when Windows OS does not want to boot.

But my favorite is definetely Windows XP.It works well,everything works well on it and never had any problems on it..........unless if you are stupid enough to install every single update for it...then it will be worse even than DOS lol.

Windows 7 is very good,but my favorite is still XP and probably will be for the next many years.Windows 98 was also so damn good.Since my computer is very old,I can still use Windows 98 on it since my hardware supports it and also have all the drivers which believe it or not I barely found on the internet,except the network driver.

As for Windows Millennium edition (ME),it's not that bad lol.Yea yea I know what you are thinking:"STARS YOU ARE NUTS!" =D
Windows ME is good if you know how to use it,but you will be damn lucky if the disk check process never happens to you on Windows startup lol.
I think Microsoft gave wrong name to Windows ME."ME" does not stand for MILLENNIUM EDIITON.It stands for MULTIPLE ERRORS or MILLION ERRORS =D
But if you ask me,the real name is not Windows "MILLENNIUM EDITION"...it is Windows "MISTAKE EDITION" :D:D:D Hell it was even worse than Windows 95 lol :D
 
windows is has alot more options and things like that than a mac i will agree that mac looks nice though when you do computering you need alot of options and choices and if you want to learn about computers do it the proper way not the mac way where everythings is to easy

i do like linux and is quite handy when windows is not booting
 
Well I came back to Ubuntu, Went to Windows 7 for a bit to learn powershell and by no means am I a expert at it now but I did not really care for it. Terminal worked much faster and smoother and love Fedora but sometimes I need the Windows replacement which Ubuntu does it for me.
 
ryan.white said:
...I do like linux and is quite handy when windows is not booting
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Or you can simply use Windows live CD and do the same thing just like with Linux,only it is Windows platform not Linux.Or do the same thing with Ubuntu CD or any other Linux platform.It's really the same thing what you will use.At the end the goal is the same: SAVING DATA FROM NON BOOTABLE HDD :P

I personally use Ubuntu CD to copy or save all my data or to even clone the entire HDD instead of Windows live CD.I do prefer Windows more so why do I use Linux for this? Simple...Linux can handle LONG location paths where Windows cannot :D
 
Every OS has its strengths and weaknesses, and the 'best' one is entirely dependent on the user and their needs at the moment.

I use Ubuntu 10.04, but dual-boot with Win 7 for those rare occasions when I need a Windows-based program.
 
I personally have 7/Ubuntu 10.04.3 on my HP and 2000/XP/PClinuxOS2011 on me dell D620. I personally would say linux over them all, but games and some other software is as yet beyond me to get installed in Linux.
OSX is pretty, but I leave it mostly unused.
 
wolfeking said:
I personally have 7/Ubuntu 10.04.3 on my HP and 2000/XP/PClinuxOS2011 on me dell D620. I personally would say linux over them all, but games and some other software is as yet beyond me to get installed in Linux.
OSX is pretty, but I leave it mostly unused.
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Are you going to go with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS when it comes out?

I have only used Snow Leopard and I did not care for it. A lot of people seem to like Lion but I have read some negative reviews from what are now ex apple users.
 
Windows 8 Developer Preview is available for download

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516

I've partitioned 8 on my PC (which I've been using Vista on) and haven't spent a whole lot of time using it yet. It will definitely utilize touchscreens to their full potential and is very "WP7-esque" in its design and layout. You do, of course, have the option of removing the tiled skin to reveal a familiar Windows 7-esque desktop. Anyone else tried using it yet?
 
danthrax said:
Windows 8 Developer Preview is available for download

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516

I've partitioned 8 on my PC (which I've been using Vista on) and haven't spent a whole lot of time using it yet. It will definitely utilize touchscreens to their full potential and is very "WP7-esque" in its design and layout. You do, of course, have the option of removing the tiled skin to reveal a familiar Windows 7-esque desktop. Anyone else tried using it yet?
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So if you go with the windows 7 desktop look what new features have they given to make users want to upgrade to windows 8?
 
DMGrier said:
Are you going to go with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS when it comes out?

I have only used Snow Leopard and I did not care for it. A lot of people seem to like Lion but I have read some negative reviews from what are now ex apple users.
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I may use it. All depends on the stability of it. I used 11.10 for a couple of days and had issues with it freezing a lot. If 12.04 can fix the freezing issues with Athlon II processors, then i will use it.
 
chad414 said:
try linux! Its free and if you install ubuntu inside windows it automatically dual boot
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yes linux is free but lacks many windws features but it is quite good for a spare OS because it is free and easy to use

in windows 8 i think microsoft have replaced the old start menu and added a start screen but i think i liked windows with the start menu. The start menu looks like the home screen on windows phone 7 and from what ive heard windows 8 is going to be mostly for tablets pcs .
 
IIRC, the windows 8 DP has a applications list similar to the Ubuntu Unity list when you click the start button on the legacy screen.

And the only features that linux doesnt have that windows does is millions of security holes and the ability to run .exe files directly. Think before you speak.
 
I like Linux the best.

I forced myself to use it for a few months before going back to windows and I loved it ever since. I don't think that I will ever be without a Linux distro on my system again.

I don't get it when people say that Linux is not all that good because it lacks windows features. That's like saying that you want to move to Linux, but you want it to act and look identical to windows. That makes no sense. If you want to truly try Linux, pick a distro and try it out for what it is. Do not look for the features that you are used to seeing, you will be disappointed.

If you go into it thinking that you will need to relearn how to use the OS you will start to see why people like it. For me, I got sucked in by how many free programs there are. I found a replacement for everything that I use in windows in Linux. To be honest, I wish I could get a lot of those programs for Windows. I like them a lot better too. The only exception was the monitoring systems that I use for CPU and GPU overclocking. Not a big deal, since I don't need an OC in Linux. It already runs plenty fast. After using it for a while I noticed how customizable it is. If I don't like something, I can just install something else.

I am an Ubuntu user right now but I want to move to the more technical Linux OSes.
 
DMGrier said:
So if you go with the windows 7 desktop look what new features have they given to make users want to upgrade to windows 8?
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To be honest, I couldn't tell ya. I've got windows 7 on my work PC, Vista on my home PC and XP on my laptop. I've got Ubuntu on a virtual machine at home and 8 on a partition. All I did with 8 though is install it and checked out the new UI for about 10 minutes...
 
what do you think about the new windows 8 start screen i hated it the old windows start menu which has been there for many windows os's windows 8 is turning into windows phone 7
 
ryan.white said:
what do you think about the new windows 8 start screen i hated it the old windows start menu which has been there for many windows os's windows 8 is turning into windows phone 7
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I can see how it will be an excellent UI for those with a touchscreen PC.
 
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