Any gamers dropped windows as desktop OS?

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Re: Any gamers dropped windows as desktop OS?

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Cedaga was mentioned in this post when people were talking about virtualization. Cedaga is a failed business model as far as I'm concerned.
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Re: Any gamers dropped windows as desktop OS?

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marcth wrote:What is interesting is that all designers I have EVER worked with in the last 10+ years have all provided designs using a Macintosh. Why is that?
In my opinion, that's mainly to do with the fact that graphic designers are on a lot of money and don't care what they have to pay for a machine that looks nice on their desk. The bottom line in this argument is that Photoshop always has, and probably always will be, the industry standard, and they don't produce a version for Linux. So if you want to be at the cutting edge of graphic development, you won't be using Linux.
marcth wrote:I can respect most of the things you wrote, but not this. Forget about software development for a second and answer this question: Who is going to to a better job? A volunteer who is passionate about his/her work or someone who does it for a paycheck? Do you like Apache? How about PHP? Do you like mySQL? Don't you rely on these groups to provide you with top quality solutions? Not only has it been postulated by psychology as being true (Google it) but the sheer dominance of the aforementioned open-source technologies demonstrate this is the case. And as far as operating systems are concerned, I can only imagine how hard it must be for passionate software developers to complete with for-profit, inter-colluding corporations that wouldn't lift a finger to help you if it affected their bottom line. Yet open-source is succeeding--perhaps not as well in western countries. In Linux, virtualisation is an interim measure implemented to try an appease people like you. I apologize if that irritates you.
It doesn't irritate me. I'm very grateful for volunteers working their arses off to please people like me. By the way, people can still be passionate about a job whether they are getting paid for it or not. I love Apache, MySQL and PHP, but if it wasn't there, I would use something else, so in a way, I don't rely on them. Personally I don't mind JSP and other web dev. technologies from Sun (free and open source, yet developed by people on a wage/salary), but won't go near ASP or any MS web dev. technologies. I am 100% behind using *nix based OSs for servers, and 100% behind keeping away from server-based software that costs any amount of money when there are viable alternatives for free.
marcth wrote:You need to drag & drop Windows Vista into the recycle bin--that OS was not designed for you; it was designed for content providers (Whether you realize it or not OR read your EULA). Go back to Windows XP, if you want--it's safe and you know how to use it. Use a Mac, if that floats your boat. Or, try Linux--if my computer-illiterate girlfriend was able to google "Ubuntu DVD not working" and get a DRM/zone restricted DVD playing in under 2 minutes, I'm sure you can figure it out too if you tried.
I don't know where you're coming from with these statements. I decide which OS to use, whether it was designed for me or a 3-year old kid. I'm not biased, and I have tried the alternatives. I just prefer Windows for a desktop machine at home. If I had a dedicated work machine, and I had to pay for Windows on it, I would probably install Ubuntu. As far XP vs. Vista - well, I want the most up-to-date and secure version of whatever I'm using, so that's why I'm using Vista over XP. I dislike Mac's (and most things Apple) with a passion. I'm not one for design (like yourself) and would much rather have a really ugly, well functioning, cheap machine over an expensive, well functioning, really nice looking machine. Be it a desktop computer or a mobile phone.

I can also use Google to fix pretty much any Linux problem within about 3 minutes, but with Windows, I don't need to do it at all! That's 0 minutes.
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Re: Any gamers dropped windows as desktop OS?

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jayshields wrote:I don't know where you're coming from with these statements.
Neither do I. I was a little inebriated when I wrote that. I apologize. :(
jayshields wrote:I can also use Google to fix pretty much any Linux problem within about 3 minutes, but with Windows, I don't need to do it at all! That's 0 minutes.
I've never used Vista, so I don't know how well it works out of the box--I expect it'd be similar to windows 3.1 or later versions. I do know XP quite well--codecs, serial numbers/cracks, registry hacks, daemon tools...the list goes on and on. For me, dealing with XPs short-comings became second nature--years of experience had taught me how to get around any problem with a bat of an eyelash. Is Vista not the same?
jayshields wrote:I decide which OS to use, whether it was designed for me or a 3-year old kid.
Actually, I went shopping for a laptop the other day for a friend. There was no laptops for sale that didn't have Windows Vista pre-installed. We ended-up buying one, but because the soundcard didn't work perfectly after I installed Linux, we returned it. Today she's the proud new owner of a iBook. Do you really have a choice? We didn't!
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