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Windows is utter crap, Mac OSX is a slightly less smelly pile of crap, there is also Linux which is much less crap than both Windows and Linux. > I prefer Wind

by bksjdf 10y ago

Windows is utter crap, Mac OSX is a slightly less smelly pile of crap, there is also Linux which is much less crap than both Windows and Linux. > I prefer Windows for it's mix of flexibility and stability. Not sure if this is supposed to be a joke.

evook 10y ago
My two windows workstations (office and home) both have an average uptime of 40 days. Constantly running ~ 20 vm's of various OSs in the background, just because there is no performance gain in shutting them down while they're idling.
- bksjdf 10y ago
  Is that supposed to mean something?
WayneBro 10y ago
> Not sure if this is supposed to be a joke. Are you really not sure if that is supposed to be a joke or are you just saying that in a passive/aggressive attempt to insult me and/or my opinion? In either case let me assure you, my statement is not a joke. Windows serves my needs for a desktop workstation better than any other OS. I've been programming since I was very young. I've used Linux professionally since early Red Hat releases and the Mac OS since System 1 as a kid and since System 6/7 professionally. Windows is by far the best desktop OS in my opinion since I have to fight with it the least to make it do what I want. Obviously, every desktop OS has its share of problems.
- bksjdf 10y ago
  > Are you really not sure if that is supposed to be a joke or are you just saying that in a passive/aggressive attempt to insult me and/or my opinion? Yes. > Windows serves my needs for a desktop workstation better than any other OS. The key here being 'my needs' and the fact that you seem to be an inexperienced Mac user, you also don't mention other OSes like Linux. Point being, your personal experience and opinion aren't really very valuable in determining which OS is better objectively. > Windows is by far the best desktop OS in my opinion since I have to fight with it the least to make it do what I want. So your whole point is 'windows is best, because i dont know how to use other OSes'. You literally haven't stated a single factual and concrete example of why Windows is better than Linux and your point about Mac OS is pretty hilarious.
  - WayneBro 10y ago
    > ...the fact that you seem to be an inexperienced Mac user... By what measure? How exactly did you come to that conclusion? > ...you also don't mention other OSes like Linux. I absolutely did. Perhaps you should read my comment again. > So your whole point is 'windows is best, because i dont know how to use other OSes'. Incorrect. Please don't quote me incorrectly because it seems like you're putting words in my mouth. Did you miss the part where I said that I've been using Linux and Macs professionally since early releases of both? (EDIT: Seriously...Are you calling me a liar?) > You literally haven't stated a single factual and concrete example... Sure I did. I said Windows serves my needs better and that's an absolute fact that I have observed empirically throughout my decades of professional and hobby experience. It's certainly not because I don't know how to use Linux or the Mac OS. And I find it hilarious that you've come to that conclusion despite not knowing anything about me. It shows your true color, so thank you for making it easy for me to end this conversation right here.
    - bksjdf 10y ago
      > By what measure? How exactly did you come to that conclusion? By the fact that you haven't said anything interesting, valid, or insightful at all. You sound like a oblivious soccer mom who thinks cell phones are stupid because they can run out of batteries. > I absolutely did. Perhaps you should read my comment again. 'I used redhat since I was a little boy.' is not the kind of mention I'm talking about. > Did you miss the part where I said that I've been using Linux and Macs professionally since early releases of both? Did you miss the part where this is a useless statement which adds nothing to the discussion? > Seriously...Are you calling me a liar? I can't call you a liar because I don't know anything about you, everything you said might be a lie. I am calling you an idiot however, because you managed to demonstrate that quite definitively. :) > It's certainly not because I don't know how to use Linux or the Mac OS. And I find it hilarious that you've come to that conclusion despite not knowing anything about me But you told me you've been using linux since you were a little girl playing hop-scotch in the yard :). Surely that's all I need to know?
dang 10y ago
Please don't do flamewars here. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11691212 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11691212 and marked it off-topic.

by bksjdf 10y ago

evook 10y ago

My two windows workstations (office and home) both have an average uptime of 40 days. Constantly running ~ 20 vm's of various OSs in the background, just because there is no performance gain in shutting them down while they're idling.

bksjdf 10y ago
Is that supposed to mean something?

WayneBro 10y ago

> Not sure if this is supposed to be a joke. Are you really not sure if that is supposed to be a joke or are you just saying that in a passive/aggressive attempt to insult me and/or my opinion? In either case let me assure you, my statement is not a joke. Windows serves my needs for a desktop workstation better than any other OS. I've been programming since I was very young. I've used Linux professionally since early Red Hat releases and the Mac OS since System 1 as a kid and since System 6/7 professionally. Windows is by far the best desktop OS in my opinion since I have to fight with it the least to make it do what I want. Obviously, every desktop OS has its share of problems.

bksjdf 10y ago
> Are you really not sure if that is supposed to be a joke or are you just saying that in a passive/aggressive attempt to insult me and/or my opinion? Yes. > Windows serves my needs for a desktop workstation better than any other OS. The key here being 'my needs' and the fact that you seem to be an inexperienced Mac user, you also don't mention other OSes like Linux. Point being, your personal experience and opinion aren't really very valuable in determining which OS is better objectively. > Windows is by far the best desktop OS in my opinion since I have to fight with it the least to make it do what I want. So your whole point is 'windows is best, because i dont know how to use other OSes'. You literally haven't stated a single factual and concrete example of why Windows is better than Linux and your point about Mac OS is pretty hilarious.
- WayneBro 10y ago
  > ...the fact that you seem to be an inexperienced Mac user... By what measure? How exactly did you come to that conclusion? > ...you also don't mention other OSes like Linux. I absolutely did. Perhaps you should read my comment again. > So your whole point is 'windows is best, because i dont know how to use other OSes'. Incorrect. Please don't quote me incorrectly because it seems like you're putting words in my mouth. Did you miss the part where I said that I've been using Linux and Macs professionally since early releases of both? (EDIT: Seriously...Are you calling me a liar?) > You literally haven't stated a single factual and concrete example... Sure I did. I said Windows serves my needs better and that's an absolute fact that I have observed empirically throughout my decades of professional and hobby experience. It's certainly not because I don't know how to use Linux or the Mac OS. And I find it hilarious that you've come to that conclusion despite not knowing anything about me. It shows your true color, so thank you for making it easy for me to end this conversation right here.
  - bksjdf 10y ago
    > By what measure? How exactly did you come to that conclusion? By the fact that you haven't said anything interesting, valid, or insightful at all. You sound like a oblivious soccer mom who thinks cell phones are stupid because they can run out of batteries. > I absolutely did. Perhaps you should read my comment again. 'I used redhat since I was a little boy.' is not the kind of mention I'm talking about. > Did you miss the part where I said that I've been using Linux and Macs professionally since early releases of both? Did you miss the part where this is a useless statement which adds nothing to the discussion? > Seriously...Are you calling me a liar? I can't call you a liar because I don't know anything about you, everything you said might be a lie. I am calling you an idiot however, because you managed to demonstrate that quite definitively. :) > It's certainly not because I don't know how to use Linux or the Mac OS. And I find it hilarious that you've come to that conclusion despite not knowing anything about me But you told me you've been using linux since you were a little girl playing hop-scotch in the yard :). Surely that's all I need to know?

dang 10y ago

Please don't do flamewars here. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11691212 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11691212 and marked it off-topic.