Which operating system do you prefer?

[PaulSmurphyy7]

The "Mac vs PC" debate has been going on for years but what do you prefer?

I'm a PC guy but thinking about switching to Mac soonish.

It would be quite interesting to see which is the preferred choice within this forum

 

[laurence]

I'm using a PC with windows system for it. I don't think i will change to a new system, it gave me all things I need.

I'm wondering why you want to switch to Mac soonish? It has any advantages over PC?

 

[PaulSmurphyy7]

I've recently upgraded to Windows 8 and really dislike it. Specification wise, a PC will do the same as a Mac (I'm sure?) but the Windows 8 OS is really throwing me off.

I've also never owned a mac and want to get bit of change

Are you running Windows 8?

 

[laurence]

laurence

No, I'm not

I'm using windows 7 and feeling good with it.

Which windows system is not a big problem with me, I only care which running on it and which can help me more for my work. That's matter.

 

[PaulSmurphyy7]

PaulSmurphyy7

Fair enough. As long as it does the job!

 

[elcidofaguy]

Personally I can't stand win 8.... and wont use it... I'm happy with win7... Apparently MS are offering win10 for free for win7/8 users... So I would consider that... For the time being I'm sticking with 7 as I am concerned some desktop software may not work should I upgrade....

Here is some info re: MS free upgrade offer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/about
Background: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2873...a-free-upgrade-for-windows-7-and-8-users.html

 

[Epic]

I am using Windows 7 since it came out and I like it, I did not update my to Windows 8 as I did not hear much positive feedback about it.

 

[PaulSmurphyy7]

PaulSmurphyy7

Yeah, I'm a big fan of Win 7 but Win 8 was already on my Laptop when I bought It.

I mean, it's workable, but I think I'll be switching to Mac soon!

 

[Hassan]

I like Win7 so far i am going to test Win10 next weekend.

 

[ElixantTechnology]

Windows 7 is my primary choice for a desktop environment, though I am excited for Windows 10. When it comes down to it, for Servers with complete customization, I choose Gentoo. The longest time it took me to install and configure a gentoo box was 107 hours, the thing was a beast though. For conventional servers that I house my customers on however, CentOS is my #1 choice. In the end, you'd never catch me dead using MacOS. Those douchebags ripped off the core of FreeBSD, and said that their core operating system was their own.

 

[PaulSmurphyy7]

PaulSmurphyy7

I'll be honest, I have no idea what most of that stuff is hahaha!

They are douches for claiming that is was their own though.

 

[Max Pen]

Windows 7 is what I like the most. And i'm not just speaking for myself. Most people like Windows 7 the most and that is because it sticks to what users want and not what Microsoft thinks users want as seen in Windows 8 which is a total flop.

 

[web-project]

I like Windows 7 and Windows in general as more software is available for it. I tried in past the Mac, it's not complicated, it's very easy but I couldn't find any use.

In my opinion the Windows 8 is failed to deliver the expectation, this is reason why Microsoft moved to Windows 8.1 adding start menu back but consumers are still not 100% satisfied with it and it's reason again Microsoft moving so quickly to Windows 10 with proper start menu option.

 

[PaulSmurphyy7]

One of the main reasons why I'm soon changing to mac is because I'm also a photographer and video editor. When it comes to that sort of stuff, a mac is better in my opinion

 

[MightWeb]

Windows is my preferred choice - but then again, it varies depending on what I do. On the work computer, I run Xubuntu, as it actually speedens a lot of the tasks I do up. If I design something (which I rarely do as it's not exactly a primary skill), I have a Mac Mini sitting here that I power up for that instance. For anything else though, I'll vote Windows all the way.

 

[Hyuga]

I'm using Windows 8.1, but by now I used from Windows 94, Vista, XP, Seven, etc.
I am an Windows fan

 

[prasila]

idem @Hyuga

I sterted with '95 (not 94 , XP, skipped Vista, 7 and I staid a while under 7, but finally decided to go 8.1 and I'm glad