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Poll: What OS do you use?

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Re: Poll: What OS do you use?

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Post by teej »

I purchased a copy of Windows 7 and set it up on my Macbook Pro specifically to play Starcraft 2. Since it's the default boot option, I now use it quite a bit.

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Post by kilian »

ballpark wrote: post #12
kilian wrote: post #11

Ubuntu/gnome on both a desktop and my macbook, with mac OSX as second option for some occasions (games, skyping)

Did you know you can get skype on Ubuntu/linux?

Yes, but the webcam doesn't work half the time under Ubuntu, which is what I primarily use skype for.

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Post by workingsmart »

Web surfing/media computer is ubuntu lts

My wife's dell laptop is Vista because it breaks when I touch it.

My shop computer is XP because I run expensive proprietary software on it.

My netbook is also xp for the same reasons.

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Post by rick_2047 »

kxs wrote: post #7

I used to use FreeBSD and switched later to Mac OS X (never really liked it though), which made me quite lazy. After my macbook pro gronked out, I switched back to Windows out of convenience. Besides I wanted to play some games again and had a few applications that would have required emulation, so I swallowed the (once) bitter pill and installed Windows again and I have yet to regret it. Been using Windows 7 x64 fro…

My sister has Win 7 on her laptop so I get to use it many a times. The difference is when she had windows vista I used it to solve her problems and now I use it when I don't want to boot up my own desktop. I am beginning to think win 7 is the best OS by MS after WinXP SP1. It boots up fairly fast, it does not crash much, never hangs. The only problem is not every game and software is compatible with it.
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