I have been a Mac user for almost a year now and Tomaz finally switched our home mainframe (supporting home LAN, 3 users, serving NFS, Apache, Samba and others) to Linux Ubuntu. So at home, we are off Windows completely (well at work we are both still bound to it). Instead of describing our excitement and satisfaction I rather quote one of his thoughts: "Windows? What is it? How is it used?". Well, maybe we are just the two enthusiasts who have always been searching for alternatives and who are not really understood by Windows users. Anyway, I feel like I need to tell you why we switched (and we have friends, too :)).
Why Mac? It has always been state of the art with its user interface, user experience, security and simplicity. It was simply always a step (or two or three) ahead of Windows as well as a choice of people with strong aesthetic touch.
Why Linux? It combines all the strongest virtues of reliable and customizable OS. And it's open source. I support it and it's a great model for the future (not just for computer development).
And why bother at all about the alternatives if I use Windows at work and had been using it at home since I'd had my first computer?
1) I cannot forgive its major disadvantages (performance, security, dummy-kind user experience ...) and in the same time also pay for it. Besides, every improvement and update comes with a delay.
2) I find trying a different, potentially better OS good for me and the time I spent for getting used to it is not a waste of time. The process itself is good for my knowledge and experience. And the result might bring me a better user experience and higher satisfaction.
3) And I've always been keen on trying alternatives - if there is an alternative to one thing, why not try it? Maybe it is better, different, something new at least, with different kind of experience etc. It's not hard to be satisfied with one thing if one has not tried any other.
4) It's also about the possibility to choose. I want to have it and if I have it I use it.
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Mac, Linux or Windows? (or is there a question at all ...)
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Itak da linux :)
Pa mogoče nedavni komentar znanke: "če pa ne znam kaj narediti, v win je pa vse že narejeno, pa navajena sem, pa vsi to uporabljajo"...
Kdo bi jim zameril, če pa ne vedo ;)
I'm really impressed by linux ;)
Open source software has improved a great deal in a last few years, HW support in various linux distributions is excellent and it is simple to use.
The best thing is the freedom it offers, unlike winXP nobody can force you to switch to something you dont like (Vista) just because you want to buy a new computer.
winXP is proprietary, MS has decided you can't have it anymore and you should use Vista.
The good news is you can choose, very important, not to be in such situation.
Simply install one of linux distros let's say Ubuntu since is one of the most popular right now and vote for freedom and right to choose.
With MS they have the control all you can do is pay them and hope they will continue to support the software you need for your work.
Ziga, thank you for completing my post and adding the view of software professional ;)
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