What is your operating system of choice, and why do you like it? Anything you don't like, or anything you wish could be like another?

What does this have to deal with pokemon?

I would have moved this thread but I can't.

Also I use Vista.

I had Windows XP and was a bit hesitant about upgrading to Windows 7. Upon using it for awhile, though, I was blown away. 7 is easily my favorite OS that I have ever used.

Of CHOICE? As in what we'd like to use?

Mac. Now.

I'm growing tired of Windows XP.

For Christmas I got a Windows 7 Laptop, and it has been great so far. No crashes, bad internet connection, plus it just looks sleeker and more modern. Before that I used XP though, but it wasn't that great...

First place: Windows 7
Second place: Windoes XP

I'm quite the Windows user, so that explains my choices.

Hey, wait a minute! Why isn't Windows '95 on this list?! >:(

Windows 7 is easily top place for me. Then Vista; unlike most, I actually felt that Vista was a very nice operating system, just nagging a little too much.

Windows 95 is a classic, but like Jared said, it's too old and not really a good choice to use as your normal computer. I actually started to make an attempt to get a Windows 98 computer up and running as modern as possible. I didn't get that far because I had difficulty finding certain parts and drivers, so instead I put some low-RAM Linux distribution on it. I should format the machine and try again.

After using Windows 7, here's my list

1. Win7
2. Vista
3. Linux (Any distro)
4. XP
5. Mac (Bet you didn't see that coming )

IMO Windows XP is much much easier to use compared to 7 and Vista, despite their advertising campaigns being all about how easy to use they are...

I acctually have a 7 PC. The old XP was packing in, so I guess we had no choice, really.
I dont dislike it that much, but I much prefer XP. Acctually, though, my favorite operating system in some ways is Windows 95... don't ask...

Windows 7.. though I'm sure I'd like Mac if I ever had to use it and be proficient at it.

Windows 7.
It's awesome...much better than XP or Vista...DEFINETLEY better than Vista.

I never had any of the mainstream complaints about Vista except the UAC, which is easily disabled. But once a new OS comes out I don't turn back. I turned 64bit over an year ago. I'm on Windows 7 now.

I haven't had a chance to use Windows 7 yet, so right now my favourite is Vista. It's been flamed a load for it's buggy-ness, but when you get SP2 it's a fine OS. It's Windows, so my games work on it, and it's faster than XP. I'm thinking of upgrading to 7 soon, though...

My Mac with OS X has never crashed in its lifetime. And its lifetime goes back to 2009. The only annoying thing about it is that the fan goes up whenever you open up the Finder. But I'm kind of stuck between that and Windows XP. XP is so much simpler than 7 and OS X, and it's compatible with just about everything, since it's still widely used.

EDIT: Just after I typed that, I scrolled up and saw a Windows 7 ad. xD

I don't have any experience with 7, but I use XP on my PC and my dad's laptop uses Vista. Both are pretty nice, I think Vista is a bit better really.

I have 7 currently, and it's great. I was a vista user before...It crashed too much :/

I have only had Vista crash on me once in 3 years.

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Originally Posted by Jaredvcxz Macs are good if you don't care if it treats you like a first-time computer user. Apple made it so that they are easy for everyone can use, so it's not really "fun" for advanced users. Plus the one-button mouse is annoying to me...

• By no means is OS X meant for a first-time computer user. I've been using OS X for years now, and although they try to make it easier for a novice user to operate their computer (and as such, they make it more aesthetically pleasing), by no means are the more advanced functions "easy." To prove that, I raise you the Terminal. Or the Console. Network Utility. Or verbose/single-user boot mode. But especially the Terminal. That's where the fun occurs (I've screwed up and fixed my machine at least twice through the Terminal. It also has a game of Tetris!)
• Any semi-knowledgeable Mac user knows that Mac trackpads can achieve double-click (either through the Control-click or by enabling something in System Preferences and then placing two fingers to the trackpad surface and performing a regular click), Apple mice can achieve double-clicks (by enabling a setting in the Mouse pane of Sys Pref and then clicking on the right side of the mouse where a traditional right-click button should be on a regular mouse), or that OS X does in fact support Windows mice with native two-button clicks.

I am Currently Running Ubuntu 10.04. But I'm not happy.

Plymouth is nor working for me. 9.10 (ubuntu)takes a long time to boot on my Laptop, and Windows 7 seems... heavy on my laptop. Maybe I just want a new computer too bad. Anyways with that said. I have used just about every major OS out there. The only one I haven't had the chance to play with for extened periods of time at home is OSX. Wich I plan on getting some time soon as I plan on Getting a Macbook Pro I have played/ worked on OSX, and I liked it.

My list as follows (for now):

1. Ubuntu Linux. Mainly for the performance for price. Its free and works great... most of the time.

2. OSX Simple, easy to use, snappy.

3. Windows 7/Vista. While 7 is lightyears ahead of Vista, they are both a PITA. when I upgraded I had to deiced which version I wanted, I chose Home Premium x64. But it wasn't good enough. Some of the features I wanted turned out to only be available in 7 Business.

I'm a very techy person. I know like, everything there is to know about computers, and I love them. That being said, I use OS X.

Yes, a Mac.

Now, I've read a little of what some of you said about Macs, and I'm actually sort of offended. Why are Mac users subject to abuse? Because of what virtual operating system we use? I love my Mac, and would never go back to Windows. (:

I have windows 7 because that's all my daddy let me have.

My wife's ASUS G72 runs 7... And I like it, despite my loyalty to Linux. If I build a secondary system to my own machine, I'll load it with 7 for compatibility. That aside, I still prefer my homebrew Linux.

*looks back in thread*

Well, times have changed a lot since I last posted here. I am no longer restricted only to using OS X for stuff. Ever since I realized that 7 is much better for gaming than OS X, I've been dual-booting with much more frequency into it. When I can get my hands on a copy of 7 64-bit and a new printer (old one isn't supported by Snow Leopard, which is why I'm still on Leopard, or 7 on a network... figures), I'm reformatting both of my computer hard drives and installing Snow Leopard and 7 64-bit with 40 GB allocated for each OS (40 GB is by the Leopard/7/everything-else-in-the-world bit count scheme, instead of the Snow Leopard scheme) and the rest of the space being allocated to a shared drive accessible to both operating systems to make dual-booting that much less of a pain in the ass.

If you're wondering why I'm doing this, instead of splitting my HD down the middle and having two partitions instead of three, I don't like restarting my machine countless times just to do something trivial and then rebooting it to resume gaming or whatever it was that I was doing. The new scheme that I'm implementing has the OS X user folder as the central hub of everything; if I can do it, the Windows Document library will reroute to the OS X Documents folder, the Windows Downloads folder will reroute to the OS X download folder, etc. For the drag-and-drop variety of applications, there will be folders on the root of the shared partition for OS X and Windows respectively to conserve space for the applications that require that they be installed on the boot drive (MS Office in OS X, Steam in 7), but for the two previously mentioned applications and anything else that I might find on the Internet, there will be the preallocated space for those special apps. On the topic of apps, there will be a PC and Mac equivalent for whatever I might need (VMware Player for 7 and VMware Fusion for OS X, MS Office 2007 for 7 and MS Office 2008 for OS X, Photoshop 6 Elements on both [if I can find a better copy that's cheap, I'll use that], etc. so I can open whatever file type I need without bother.



...Yeah, I think things through like this a lot.

Windows 7 Starter and switching to Mac OS X eventually probably before 10.7 is out.

Please, do not use this topic to argue about which operating system is the best or diss other users' preferred operating system. Its purpose is for stating which operating system you use and why; please keep it that way.

I love how he assumed Jared was a 'Windows fanboy' for not liking Mac OS X. Oh, and the amount of votes for BSD and other Unix. :L
Ho-oh, and OS X can be run on machines that aren't Macs. It just takes a bit of effort and violates Apple's shrink wrap contract. Except in Germany, where shrink wrap contracts aren't valid. :D