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by loso 5490 days ago
I use Windows 7 and I am happy with it. There are a lot of people in tech who are happy with it. I have switched platforms several times over the years but I always end up back at Windows. People who use Windows are only using it because they are "comfortable" is a very big assumption.
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RexRollman 5489 days ago
I currently own a PC running Windows 7 and I really enjoy using it. For the most part, Mac OS X and Windows computers can both perform the same tasks, so it really comes down to user preference.

Having used both Windows and Mac OS X, it is funny the little things you miss from one or the other. For example, on Mac OS X, I really missed Foobar2000 (I simply detest iTunes) and Exact Audio Copy. On Windows, I lament that there doesn't seem to be any equivalent to Filemaker's Bento.

In the end, I feel that we need to stop acting like for Windows or Mac OS X to succeed, someone has to fail. There are enough users in this world for both of them (as well as Linux and BSD).

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chrisjsmith 5489 days ago
Your last paragraph outlines everything perfectly. It's nice to see a comment along the lines of "the world is big enough for all of us".

Regarding Bento, Visual Studio Lightswitch might just cut it when it goes RTM: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/lightswitch

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Torn 5489 days ago
I triple-boot my macbook pro at the moment, and am happier with Win 7 over OSX for my personal needs. More stuff just works with it.

For development I'll take Ubuntu over messing around with macports, any day.

I only really use OSX for iTunes, as I don't want all the bloat that comes with it on my Windows installation.

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mark_l_watson 5489 days ago
I understand. I used to dual-book my MacBooks because I like the keyboard and trackpad better. I stopped dual booting when Homebrew got good enough for installing lots of open source software on OS X. Also, I have enough Linux servers at hand, that I just use SSH, Emacs, etc. and can really do what I need on Linux from the command line.

Except for rarely booting my Windows 7 laptop, life is simpler using my Mac just with OS X and relying on Linux servers.

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