Purely out of interest

[WelshBloke]

It obviously makes the most sense to stick with all one ecosystem. You're running all the same apps, get the same alerts etc etc.

Well, until something changes in that ecosystem that doesn't suit you and you have to lose everything or put up with something that doesn't suit.

 

[BW86]

Win10 Desktop
Android 6 Phone
Android 6 Tablet

 

[cronos]

Desktop = Windows 10, Windows 7, iMac (at work)
Laptop = Macbook Pro (until I sold it. no laptop now)
Phones = Android, Windows Phone
Tablets = Android, Windows 10
Handheld gaming + music = iPod Touch

I'm an equal opportunity gadget user. I'll get the best device according to what I need it for and my opportunity of getting it in a bang for buck fashion. The platform type is never part of of the consideration (or at least it's way down the list).

 

[JimKiler]

It obviously makes the most sense to stick with all one ecosystem. You're running all the same apps, get the same alerts etc etc.

If you are in a walled Garden like Apple agreed. If you use Google products which operate under a different model you can use most any device/operating system you want. Not trying to start a flame war.

 

[Zaap]

Interesting topic. Cool to read.everyone's different uses.

Me, I'm mostly Mac (laptops, Hackintosh desktops) and Android phone. But household-wise, several Windows machines. A file server still running Win7 (tried a.bunch of different FS solutions... knock it all you want but a headless W7 machine has been set-it-and-forget-it rock solid not a minute of futzing for years now.)

Also W7 still powering two HTPCs..Windows 8.1 on my wife's kitchen computer. Haven't used W10 yet.

My wife rocks an iPhone 6 and we've got an iPad mini and several older ipods (now my oldest son uses).

Bunch of android tablets... Samsung and two Leonovo tablets I bought.during sales.

I'm on record hating the whole idea of 'ecosystems'. To me, its corporate gobbledygook, marketing BS designed to make people think and spend like sheep.

I just.see it as I buy a device, that device also needs software, so I pay for whatever software I need on it. I don't give a crap if I'm spendkng $3 for an Android app I need/want, or iOS. It's $3. Its an app I want. That's it. Big whoop.

Same.concept buying PC or Mac applications. If I need it... get it for whichever platform I need it on.

 

[IamDavid]

All MS.

Desktop
Laptop
Tablet
Phone
Xbox One

Couldn't be happier except the pathetic app situation on windows phone.

 

[quikah]

All MS.

Except your avatar. 😛

 

[DeathReborn]

PC - Windows 8.1
Laptop - Windows 10
Tablet 1 - Windows 10
Tablet 2 - Android
Phone 1 - Android
Phone 2 - Android
Server - Red Hat
Firewall - pfSense
Router - DD-WRT

Apple devices get tossed out of a window.

 

[ericlp]

I Now use...

Samsung S6
Win 7 Ultra for desktop
Win 10 (soon to be linux) for Toshiba Laptop.

Had
Windows phone
Samsung S4

Not much of an Apple fan anymore.

GF uses an MacBook Pro, She wants to get into the Windows world. Just upgraded her Windows phone to a Moto E(2nd gen) she likes it a lot.

We both have Nexus 7 Tablets tho, we are considering going with samsung latest tabs. We'll see. Thinking about getting a chrome book.

 

[Raduque]

I have a Windows laptop, a Linux laptop, two Windows tablets, two Android phones, an Android tablet and an iPad.

Asus ROG G501JW
Gateway/MPC E-475m (Mint 17.3)

Surface 3
Nextbook Flexx 10

Motorola Droid Turbo 2
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Asus Transformer TF101

iPad Mini 3

 

[LPCTech]

I find that Googles apps, services, OSs, devices etc. to be just hitting it out of the park. Google is the bowl of porridge that was just right.

Apple is overpriced and restrictive, but high quality.
Microsoft is all over the place design wise and changes UI too often, store is doodoo, I feel like they lost their place in the desktop space to chase the mobile market and then failed hard at it. I dont trust their decision making process the way I used to.

Google. Everything mostly works properly, lots of free or near free apps and services, cheap yet good devices or you can get high quality if you want, lots of choice. Everything is easy.

I like google at this point in my life. As for devices I have:

A powerful win 7 desktop work and gaming PC.
older core2duo win 10 hp laptop, not logged into an MS account
older core2duo ubuntu gnome 15.10 dell laptop
10" android tablet with 4.4
7" win 10 tablet
android 4.3 phone

 

[Ns1]

Apple for consumption stuff, Windows for production stuff. Google for gmail and google for business for non-profit.

tried taking the one or the other approach in the name of synergy and that didn't go so well.

 

[Commodus]

I'm really the United Nations of operating systems.

My daily driver smartphone is an iPhone, but I also have a Nexus 5 and a Lumia 1020. My main computer is a Mac, but I'll periodically use Windows gear. And some pretty eclectic stuff occasionally passes through my door -- Firefox OS and Sailfish, anyone?

Same thing with services. I use lots of Apple iCloud and Google Apps content, and Microsoft when necessary.

 

[auntjemima]

In our home we have a mixture throughout however my desktop and tablet are both windows and my phone is Android.

 

[Megatomic]

Apple for consumption stuff, Windows for production stuff. Google for gmail and google for business for non-profit.

tried taking the one or the other approach in the name of synergy and that didn't go so well.

I tried that too, but I couldn't go all Google as my office is a MS shop. And I couldn't go all MS as they don't have the mobile services that I need while in the field or when dealing with my friends and family. But I am free of Apple services for the time being.

 

[gorcorps]

I have used Android for 4 years, and have always used Windows PCs. I have a Surface Pro 3 now as well as my desktop.

I had apple phones before that and while decent, I just had so many problems I couldn't trust using them for anything else. Everybody said things would have been better if I also was using a mac, but why would I gamble on another possible regret when my only other apple device cased me so many issues?

 

[Ns1]

I had apple phones before that and while decent, I just had so many problems I couldn't trust using them for anything else. Everybody said things would have been better if I also was using a mac, but why would I gamble on another possible regret when my only other apple device cased me so many issues?

having gone that route, everything does not become better with a mac. having said that, we still have a macbook for the wife.

 

[biostud]

All MS.

 

[SlitheryDee]

apple phone and tablet, windows pc, android tablet.