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How much time do you spend in windows now? ... and after Windows7?
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I'm about 98% in OS X, and 1% each in Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux.
I was lucky to get a full retail copy of Win7 through work (because I definitely wouldn't have purchased a full $300 license for the little time I'm actually in Windows), and the only reason I have it is to simply keep up with the new features and keep me current with the OS for my customers.
I loved Windows XP - thought it was the best OS Microsoft had put out, and Vista ultimately made me switch. I'm glad, because once I went to OS X, I realized how much easier, intuitive, and more powerful/stable/secure it is than Windows.
Linux is, in its own way, very similar to OS X (and I've used it on and off since the early 90's), so I like keeping up with that OS as well.
All my day to day activities are done in OS X though, and will be for the foreseeable future. The only way I'd ever consider going back to a PC is if Microsoft finally wised up and built their OS on top of some variant of UNIX and got rid of that damned registry.
I was lucky to get a full retail copy of Win7 through work (because I definitely wouldn't have purchased a full $300 license for the little time I'm actually in Windows), and the only reason I have it is to simply keep up with the new features and keep me current with the OS for my customers.
I loved Windows XP - thought it was the best OS Microsoft had put out, and Vista ultimately made me switch. I'm glad, because once I went to OS X, I realized how much easier, intuitive, and more powerful/stable/secure it is than Windows.
Linux is, in its own way, very similar to OS X (and I've used it on and off since the early 90's), so I like keeping up with that OS as well.
All my day to day activities are done in OS X though, and will be for the foreseeable future. The only way I'd ever consider going back to a PC is if Microsoft finally wised up and built their OS on top of some variant of UNIX and got rid of that damned registry.
Well I have Windows 7 and Snow Leopard right now.
With Snow Leopard as buggy as it is, I find myself spending most of my time in Windows.
Windows 7 "Just Works"
Snow Leopard = Piece of Garbage right now
I have not encountered any problems in the 4 months I have been running Windows 7 except for the Nvidia 9600M GT Driver bug that freezes Windows, which I have fixed using Rivatuner.
Snow Leopard... where do I begin?
There's more, I just can't think of them all.
For now, Windows 7 is my primary choice. It still has horrible battery life, but someone *Cough* Apple *Cough* doesn't implement any battery saving features in its emulated Bios to help Windows get over 1:30 of battery life.
With Snow Leopard as buggy as it is, I find myself spending most of my time in Windows.
Windows 7 "Just Works"
Snow Leopard = Piece of Garbage right now
I have not encountered any problems in the 4 months I have been running Windows 7 except for the Nvidia 9600M GT Driver bug that freezes Windows, which I have fixed using Rivatuner.
Snow Leopard... where do I begin?
- Expose bug
- Jumpy trackpad
- Safari Crashes
- Unresponsive Finder
- Time Machine freezes
- No network folders
- Pages crashes
- Firefox crashes
- NTFS 3G wasn't working, but now is
- Kernal Panics
- Wifi issues
- Bluetooth issues
- General system slowdowns
- Slow application launches
- System Preferences crash
- Decreased battery life (Only 3 hours when 10.5 had 5 hours)
There's more, I just can't think of them all.
For now, Windows 7 is my primary choice. It still has horrible battery life, but someone *Cough* Apple *Cough* doesn't implement any battery saving features in its emulated Bios to help Windows get over 1:30 of battery life.
I'll probably use Win 7 a bit more for novelty value, then I'll go back to my usual usage pattern i.e. using it to test webpages when needed.
I don't have much Windows software and don't see any real advantage for what I need from my computer. If I was starting from scratch though the gap is certainly closing.
I don't have much Windows software and don't see any real advantage for what I need from my computer. If I was starting from scratch though the gap is certainly closing.
1) About 50/50 even... except on weekends, then more like 80 Windows/20 Mac cause of Games.
2) I'm using Windows 7 right now
3) Read #1
4) Nope. Dont think I can live without OSX right now lol.
How much time do I spend in Windows?
As little as possible!
Time spent in Windows (at home, on my system): 2% on a bad month
Time spent on OSX 98%, 100% on a good month.
Do I think that the release (escape?) of Windows Seven will affect the amount that I use Windows?
Probably not. I did a pre-order months ago for curiosity's sake. I will give it the chance to prove itself. The Beta seemed decent at least.
Am I spending the majority of my time in Windows?
Thankfully not.
Would I run only Windows on my Mac hardware?
Not unless it becomes apparent that OSX is part of a communist plot or an alien invasion.
What a waste of perfectly good hardware!
I'm running Snow Leopard here just fine. Only one annoying issue with the Adobe Reader plug-in for Safari.
It's the best initial release of an OS I've seen so far. ( I was there for Win95, 98, ME, XP and Vista's first days)
Snow Leopard: Just Works over here, hardly any bugs.
Windows Seven: We'll find out in a few days, won't we?
It hasn't been released yet, remember? Or was that "Escaped"? 😉
Wait and See,
Keri
As little as possible!
Time spent in Windows (at home, on my system): 2% on a bad month
Time spent on OSX 98%, 100% on a good month.
Do I think that the release (escape?) of Windows Seven will affect the amount that I use Windows?
Probably not. I did a pre-order months ago for curiosity's sake. I will give it the chance to prove itself. The Beta seemed decent at least.
Am I spending the majority of my time in Windows?
Thankfully not.
Would I run only Windows on my Mac hardware?
Not unless it becomes apparent that OSX is part of a communist plot or an alien invasion.
What a waste of perfectly good hardware!
I'm running Snow Leopard here just fine. Only one annoying issue with the Adobe Reader plug-in for Safari.
It's the best initial release of an OS I've seen so far. ( I was there for Win95, 98, ME, XP and Vista's first days)
Snow Leopard: Just Works over here, hardly any bugs.
Windows Seven: We'll find out in a few days, won't we?
It hasn't been released yet, remember? Or was that "Escaped"? 😉
Wait and See,
Keri