Whats your favorite Operating System?

[Kamoku]

My favorite operating system would be Ubuntu 12.04 currently (although it's still in beta (I can't wait for it to be out of beta and all the bugs fixed)).  I also like Windows 7, but simply because it's compatible with everything. 

I'm surprised I like Ubuntu 12.04 however, as I hated Unity in 11.04 and 11.10 and since it was added I'd been looking for a new Linux distro.  But my first impressions with 12.04 was that Unity has been perfected or at least very close to it.  I actually like Unity now. 



Anyways, whats your favorite operating system?

[MrRazot]

Win 7 and same reason that it works with everything.
I have tried using Ubuntu, but right now i don't have anything to install it on as i can just throw win 7 ultimate on instead.


so for now, Win 7

[Kamoku]

Win 7 and same reason that it works with everything.
I have tried using Ubuntu, but right now i don't have anything to install it on as i can just throw win 7 ultimate on instead.


so for now, Win 7

You can always dualboot. 
That's what I do with my netbook (actually, I triboot it; I have Arch Linux, Ubuntu 12.04, and Windows 7 Ultimate on there). 
There's also VirtualBox (I don't really use that much though, unless I wanna test something without messing with my netbook/other computers).

I got OS X Snow Leopard running on my desktop computer using VB for awhile; I don't use it though, it was back when I was trying to get OS X on my netbook (I got as far as to have the kernal panic).  But then I got a Macbook Pro awhile ago, now I just need to get Ubuntu on there  (which so far is impossible, but there are ways).

[WingedZephyr]

Although nowadays I use OS X Snow Leopard most often, I think Windows 7 has been my favorite of the ones I've used.

[White Wolf Guardian]

Appearance-wise I think Ubuntu Unity looks better than Mac OS X Snow Leopard, however for functionality I think Windows 7 reigns supreme.

[Timmy Fox]

I like Linux-based OS's, yet myself I use Windows as primary desktop OS because of the functionality and all the flexibility, it works with everything.
For mobile OS, I'm loving Android for all the openness and customizability there is to it.

[anoni]

Windows Vista haha but no seriously

Windows 7, In my opinion it goes like this.

Windows: For gaming and professional applications
Macs: Multimedia
Linux: Programming and servers.

[Krank]

I'm using dual boot: Windows Preofessional SP3 & Windows 7 32-bit, both of them are use for gaming and HD playing.


Have anyone are using the Windows 8 i'm not sure what it feel like when we use it...

[Kamoku]

I've tried out the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.  So far it's okay.  You can tell it was obviously made for tablet computers though, but it runs fine on a desktop.  To access the start menu you have to press the Windows logo key on your keyboard as the start menu button has been removed from the desktop.  And as I'm sure everyone knows, the start menu is now full screen with tiles (which I don't mind, I think it looks nice).

Windows 8 also connects with your Windows Live ID (like, for the user you enter your Windows Live ID (although the option to make a local user still exists)).  I haven't connected my WLID but I've heard that it connects all your data (including credit card info).  Windows 8 also connects to Xbox Live (I've heard rumours of it being able to play Xbox360 games but I don't know if that's possible yet).

Microsoft has also added their own app store to download metro apps from (you can still download anything from the Internet, however, if it's not compatible with the metro UI it runs the way you're used to it (in a window on the desktop)).  If it's a metro app it runs full screen in the start menu.

Also, if you move the cursor to either side of the screen (at the very top or bottom) a menu pops up (on the left is open metro apps; on the right is settings and also the power button to shut down/sleep/restart etc).

They've even gone ahead and made the BSoD look nicer. 

Overall it's fine, it just takes some getting used to but once you're used to it you'll be fine.  I personally wont buy it however, unless it can either play Xbox360 games or I need to purchase a new Windows 7 key (currently I use Windows for everything even though I prefer Linux (slowly moving to Linux however, but for gaming I'll be sticking with Windows for awhile (although games are starting to show up on Linux))).



What I plan to do eventually is run Ubuntu 12.04 (when it's out of beta (which is in 5 days)) and then virtualize Windows 7 or 8 on top of Ubuntu for gaming (hopefully it wont effect performance TOO much ).