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To Windows or Not to Windows; That is the Question; Windows vs Mac vs Linux (Shudder)
Topic Started: Jun 20 2009, 11:44 PM (109 Views)
TheOedipusRex	Jun 20 2009, 11:44 PM Post #1
1st Grand Champion of The Gym Leader Castle Posts: 414 Group: PokeMods Member #212 Joined: Jun 19, 2009	What the your favorite and most hated operating system and why? I've only really ever used Windows but considering how bad Vista is (and how I don't have an X-Box) I am being turned off to Microsoft in general. Window's used to be really, really awesome back with MS-DOS, 95, and then it almost died, but got saved by the God send of XP. Now I feel like it is dying again with Vista. Also for the record, FireFox>Internet Explorer so Mircrosoft isn't gaining any points there. I've never been a fan of the whole Mac culture. It just hasn't appealed to me. It seems a lot more artistically based then Windows, and I don't use my computer for making pictures or videos or such. I can see why some people seem to like it though. Not sure about how Safari works but I haven't heard anything terrible about it. And hahahahaha at the Mac Book Air. It needs an external CD player and it looks like I would be crushed by the force of gravity. But OMFG-WTF-BBQSAUCE IT CAN FIT IN A MANILA ENVELOPE!!! MIND BLOWN. My cousin has the penguin and is really fond of how well his computer works with it. The computer is pretty old so it doesn't have anything close to good specs but everything runs smoothly. I like how to can be customized in a lot of ways to how I want my computer to be set up. It is slowly warming up on me, much more than Mac ever has. I'm just not sure how user friendly it is. Overall I would say, for me and until further notice, Windows > Linux > Mac A side note, I do hear that Steve Jobs is ill. I hope he gets better.
Xepher	Jun 20 2009, 11:49 PM Post #2
_m3dic_ Posts: 1,554 Group: Head Admin Member #6 Joined: Jan 17, 2008	Mac > Linux > Windows. Sorrt bud. With a Mac, you can run any OS =P
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Sheed	Jun 21 2009, 12:21 AM Post #3
Jesus Himself Posts: 3,660 Group: PokeMods Member #8 Joined: Jan 17, 2008	I guess if you're 3 years old, or just enjoy things being dumbed down for you, or are rich and would enjoy a 3,000 dollar paperweight, Macs are cool. Otherwise, stick to xp until Windows 7 comes out.
	Official Shoddy Match record vs. PP: 14-2 Official Brawl record vs. PP: 2-1 Avy and Sig done by Jacob, who only has one nut. Spoiler: click to toggle Mike says: I'm so frustrated right now >_> Sheed says: at mexicans? Mike says: -_- Yes...At Mexicans....
purapura	Jun 21 2009, 12:59 AM Post #4
purapura Posts: 317 Group: Members Member #208 Joined: Jun 16, 2009	Mac's are ridiculous if you're looking to be serious about business. Otherwise, they have a fun, personal interface. However, for everything else, Linux is probably the most versatile. Then goes windows.
Zefer	Jun 21 2009, 01:16 PM Post #5
Just cause ya shop in JD? Posts: 122 Group: Members Member #148 Joined: Mar 2, 2008	Vista. It's actually solid, just people are too poor to get good version and run it on an amazing machine.
Semianonymous	Jun 21 2009, 01:21 PM Post #6
Absolutely amazing Posts: 777 Group: Global Moderators Member #7 Joined: Jan 17, 2008	Windows 7 is pretty damn amazing. Linux is great, but not my style. Macs are just silly.
Bonkenhi	Jun 21 2009, 02:49 PM Post #7
Spamm1n M3mb3r Posts: 2,072 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: Jan 18, 2008	XP for now. Tried Ubuntu, but I'm a complete noob and failed with it. Mac, never tried it.
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Xepher	Jun 24 2009, 03:06 AM Post #8
_m3dic_ Posts: 1,554 Group: Head Admin Member #6 Joined: Jan 17, 2008	Saddened at the lack of Mac love 'round these parts D=
	Spoiler: click to toggle .:LR Info:. Name Michelle | Money $3000 Items 10 Pokeballs, 5 Potions "Yatahaze" HP ?/? Lvl 5 Curse / Yawn / Tackle
Travis	Jun 24 2009, 11:49 AM Post #9
The Original Head Admin! Posts: 349 Group: Admin Member #4 Joined: Jan 17, 2008	I like Mac's cause they don't crash on me like my shitty ass laptop...
kvp1192	Jul 7 2009, 11:25 PM Post #10
Thnx Xepher 4 my sig Posts: 312 Group: Members Member #18 Joined: Jan 19, 2008	well..a mac is a computer, right? like, isnt the operating system Leopard or something? of course u can run anything on a mac, just format and install i guesso. i personally like XP, most everything is compatible with it
	come fall in love with the sound
TheOedipusRex	Jul 10 2009, 03:04 PM Post #11
1st Grand Champion of The Gym Leader Castle Posts: 414 Group: PokeMods Member #212 Joined: Jun 19, 2009	When I said mac I meant whatever OS most macs normally run on, because I know the majority don't run Windows
	A signature tells others who someone is. Here are a few details about myself. I am... Spoiler: click to toggle ~ I am a PokeMod ~ The Organizer and Head of The Gym Leader Castle ~ The Champion of The Gym Leader Castle ~ The 8th Gym Leader of The Gym Leader Castle ~ I am the author of Team Vex, the most annoying team on Poke Portal ~ The author of TheOedipusRex's Guide on how to make a RMT And I have at least 100 Posts! All of this is very soon after TheOedipusRex Joined the Brawl!!! I also love to battle Pokemon. While I do not often use WiFi, my Shoddy Battle name on Smogon University's server is TheOedipusRex. Furthermore, I do a lot of a lot of rates and fixes of other people's Pokemon team. If you need help with your team, or need help in any other way, let me know and I see what I can do
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