Poll: Is your primary OS windows or something else?

pennylane

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Apr 28, 2002
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windows xp. i might try linux some time. if macs were cheap enough (ie: prolly not happening anytime soon) , i'd try their OS too.
 

dighn

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Aug 12, 2001
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windows
because i'm used to it. it's great for games and i do windows programming

have tried linux many times but always found myself going back to windows... but i'm gonna install it again soon
 

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
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I usually use Debian, but with the rash of good, new games out, I'm in Windows quite a bit lately.
 

AgaBoogaBoo

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Feb 16, 2003
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Originally posted by: fanerman91
windows xp. i might try linux some time. if macs were cheap enough (ie: prolly not happening anytime soon) , i'd try their OS too.

Same here. I've actually used Linux a few times trying to setup a web server at home, but popping in a Windows 2000 Pro CD was much easier and didn't really matter for what I was doing. Also, I'd try the Mac OS anyday they sell it for PC's... I don't have the money/need for a Mac.
 
Dec 28, 2001
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As soon as I get a friggin' job, I'm going to get an ibook/powerbook . . . until then, I'm stuck with WinXP (which isn't bad).
 

clicknext

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Mar 27, 2002
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*Points at results*

Funny when I hear people say that a large percentage of "power users" have linux as their primary operating system.
 

notfred

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Feb 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: clicknext
*Points at results*

Funny when I hear people say that a large percentage of "power users" have linux as their primary operating system.

Who said that?
 

Kadarin

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Nov 23, 2001
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Right now my primary machine is my PC, which runs Win2K. However, it's only my primary machine due to the circumstances I'm living under as of right now; once I'm employed and settled, I'll go back to my iMac, as I prefer using it.. (even though it's a slower machine).
 

nsafreak

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Oct 16, 2001
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Originally posted by: clicknext
*Points at results*

Funny when I hear people say that a large percentage of "power users" have linux as their primary operating system.


Yeah, who said that? I run Linux on my servers although I'll probably be running Solaris or some variant of BSD on my Sun SPARCserver 1000E once I get it up and running.
 

Barnaby W. Füi

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Aug 14, 2001
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Originally posted by: clicknext
*Points at results*

Funny when I hear people say that a large percentage of "power users" have linux as their primary operating system.
What's funny? Are you trying to say that ATOT is full of "power users?"

I guess to an old lady, the average ATOTer is a power user, but honestly I'd say there's only a handful of real power users around here. Maybe one in fifty. Look at most peoples' desktops when there are screenshot threads - most people just have IE and AIM open, with their dorky windows XP themes to show off. Maybe some game icons, winamp running, etc. Those are power users? How so? Since when has linux been touted as the superior surfing/chatting/gaming/music OS?
 

magomago

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Sep 28, 2002
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Windows....I would use linux since all I do is surf and download fansubs via bittorrent but my modem hates linux :p
 

Medea

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Dec 5, 2000
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Windows. Use too many job-related software programs to switch to another OS.
 

BurnItDwn

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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I physically use both the same ... however I use linux for ALL my server tasks, and windows mostly for games, media, and browsing.
 

aircooled

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I use XP primarily, I have dabbled with linux several times in the past, and will do so again I'm sure. My entire company runs windows and I have to support them so it's just easier for me to use it too.