Poll: Would you go from Windows to OSX?

Would you consider buying a OSX licence?

  • Yes, give me some Apple goodness!

    Votes: 73 23.9%

  • Hell no! Windows for life

    Votes: 130 42.5%

  • Never used OSX, so have no idea

    Votes: 103 33.7%
  • Total voters
    306
Burnsy2023 said:
Why?

Burnsy
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Apple tie their hardware and software together so they can have a firm concentration on a select number of configurations. Meaning better understanding and optimization of the hardware that drives their software platform.

If Microsoft did the same with Windows, I think performance-wise it would be excellent or at least better than it is now - but Windows is trying to be the 'jack of all trades' by covering a x amount of hardware pieces and it comes to the stage where it gets out of control - see how 3rd parties for example, failed to support Vista efficiently around launch.

Something which I think has damaged its reputation significantly in terms of how it was perceived. Look at the posts of people in this very forum who have installed Vista and surprisingly have enjoyed it - deeming it not to be the 'big bad monster' that the media and a lot of people have painted it as in the early days. Not everyone will take the plunge and buy it to find out though.

If OS X went the same route as Windows, it would be a difficult choice. I think Windows does an excellent job of even being decent on so many possible setups but OS X in my opinion does the operating system experience a hell of a lot better.

Just to add, OS X would be probably be okay. Maybe I was being a bit dramatic with 'horrible' but Apple don't have the same money to plough into their OS like Microsoft have.
 
NathanE said:
I wouldn't say "Windows 4 life"... but to be honest OSX just isn't that good. It offers little over and above what any Linux distro does, other than perhaps a few bits of specialist software and a arguably "slick" UI (although IMO I think XP looked more modern...)
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I wouldn't mind OS X's Bluetooth support in Windows ;) Or the way it handles volumes by name instead of using drive letters.

I know you're a big Windows guy but saying XP's Luna theme looks more modern than OS X is probably a bit too far :)
 
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Caged said:
Well you're wrong. Unless you mean "basically it's an OS", in which case Windows is the same.
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what I'm saying is it's based on the same as Linux, and imo a lot of linux distros look much better than apple os x.

windows is completly different to OS X, Linux has its similarities.
 
Looks like a standard SuSE theme to me :confused:

Edit: And an OS X wannabe doesn't count. The Dock is a lot more than a launcher.
 
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No.

I'd rather have OS X kept to the machines its on already.

I'd never mix windows with work. Had too much go wrong with windows systems.

MBP + OS X = work
PC + XP = gaming

Job done :)
 
For my main PC? No.

I would never want a Mac as my main machine (unless for heavy rendering) but a MacBook is what I do desire and I'm going to get one later this year.

Basically, the Apple desktops simply don't appeal to me, but the MacBooks do.
 
I wouldn't switch to OSX but also I wouldn't stay with windows just because. OSX has a very interesting future ahead and I'd be very interested to see what it looks like in 2 - 3 years.

Vista for me is the best desktop operating system. Although, I do dual boot my laptop with Vista and XUbuntu.
 
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Caged said:
Looks like a standard SuSE theme to me :confused:

Edit: And an OS X wannabe doesn't count. The Dock is a lot more than a launcher.
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the thing is, IMO Linux is better (considering I don't need any of the Apple Apps) for you you prefer OS X, fine by me.

But if you were going to use one on a PC, that's were the Linux option would win, because it's 100% cheaper.
 
Sure, if price was the only thing to consider. I put a value on the lack of hassle given to me by my computer, and that's why I use a Mac.
 
I just have quite recently. I'm actually dual booting Vista and OSX on my Macbook pro (so that I can play games).

However, having spent the last couple of weeks or so with the MBP I can honestly say I'm not a fan of Vista. I would even be tempted to go back to XP. It's just too cluttered and I don't like the way it 'feels'.

I know that's not a very scientific analysis but it's enough to put me off.

Panzer
 
JonRohan said:
I wouldn't switch to OSX but also I wouldn't stay with windows just because. OSX has a very interesting future ahead and I'd be very interested to see what it looks like in 2 - 3 years.

Vista for me is the best desktop operating system. Although, I do dual boot my laptop with Vista and XUbuntu.
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Now, I can't see why you would say that.

I've used every OS system from 7.6 and 95 to 10.5.2 and Vista since I was 6.

10.5 > XP > Vista

I've used vista on a mate C2D lappy and a C2D/X1900XT desktop and it was just laggy, the UI was a mess and it was just annoying :/

The only reason im even contemplating Vista is for DX10 FS-X, but as that isn't a lot atm XP stays on the desktop.
 
Concorde Rules said:
I've used vista on a mate C2D lappy and a C2D/X1900XT desktop and it was just laggy, the UI was a mess and it was just annoying :/
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Interesting that you say it was laggy considering Vista's desktop is rendered by the GPU and OSX's is rendered by the CPU :p Go figure :confused::D
 
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