Decaflon Thread: Raise Your Hand if You're a Windows User

Raise Your Hand if You're a Windows User

Josh — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:24:36

I use Windows XP and like it just fine.

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caramelson — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:47:40

very much so. although, i've read so many dual-boot blog posts that i'm considering the tri-boot: vista, xp, and linux.

if os x could be dual-booted, would any users get it?

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imajed — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:46:12

Windows Vista user here

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frotzed — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:08:17

Windows is good, and if not for it most of us probably wouldn't be as "into" computers as we are. My wife uses Windows and loves it, I think it's good but I'm a die hard Linux user now. ;) Not to change the subject or anything.

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michaelper22 — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:31:51

Windows is my home.

sparkalyn: But Macs are sexy.

I agree. they look really nice, and have lots of features out of the box. i want a MacBook, which I will then put Windows on (thank G-d for boot Camp!).

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mat — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:29:19

I have no problem with my computer. I think the majority of people who click "You're a winner!" ads are the ones that do. Once you've had a computer you learn your mistakes come your second ;]

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mutahir — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:04:35

Windows user here as well, windows 3.1, windows 95/98, windows2000 professional and windows XP:)

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Oli — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:36:24

=( I didn't mean to scare everybody away!

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Oli — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:55:47

I'm a Windows enthusiast

That's not to say I wouldn't switch to something else if it offered me the same and more.

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stereoroid — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:42:31

I've been a Windows user since about 1989, version 2.0; have used every version, client and server, up to and including Vista on this PC. I don't have many problems if I have full control of the system. Sure, there's less handholding, some rough edges, but that's true of riding a horse, or driving a car with a stick shift.

Very little Macintosh experience or interest: outside the USA the cost of Apple hardware is a major disincentive. Sure, people say all this great stuff about it, but the smug superiority of Apple and their followers is a major turnoff - as if you can't be creative on any other system. The latest Apple ads portraying PC users as faceless grey-suited workers are just insulting to people who use PCs to do real work.

If I move away from Windows it will be further in to the Linux area, the Ubuntu family of distros are getting really good now. But Apple have done nothing to convince me to buy in to their little cult... 8)

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Nicole — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:04:04

I use a Mac at home, but Windows XP at work. It's good to have to use both operating systems on a regular basis, especially since I'm still expected to troubleshoot familial PC crises.

(But I much prefer my Mac.)

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seopher — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:52:07

Windows XP for me, with some PCLinuxOS fun on the side.

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Michael — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:42:36

When I get the chance I've really got to rebuild my old desktop back home. Custom computer building is so much fun.

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phantomdata — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:36:44

weefz; Macs have games! Breakout... Super Breakout... photoshop...

I am a Windows user. Macs are too expensive.

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stefani — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:13:20

**hand is up** but really wantin a Mac....be nice!

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sparkalyn — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:05:29

Nope@ Rich. I'm a Windows user and probably will be until someone forces me into Vista.

But Macs are sexy. And they get cool software. Like a lovely system wide address book. Just for being there. It makes me oh so jealous.

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Anonymous — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:28:55

Yes.

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Rich — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:26:37

But I am dying to get my hands on a Mac. Does that make me a bad person?

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Cyrris — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:12:57

The only time I had a computer with an OS different from Windows was when I was using DOS.

Should be getting Vista soon. Yay for MSDNAA.

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Tyme — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:57:16

Exactly - games. And I enjoy building my custom computers. I like when new technology comes out, I can play with it. I love the fact my computer is a clone to everyone else's.

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weefz — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:44:03

Me! I don't really care about operating system branding but games are gooood...

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Tyme — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:41:13

Me! Me! Me!

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johnbakeronline — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:38:15

I left my Mac behind some time ago. The PC does it better for me. But Microsoft isn't my favourite company.

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Kamigoroshi — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:22:16

I'm Edrei and I'm a Windows junkie.

Seriously it works for me and Macs have never appealed to me because of the fanaticism and the fact that Macs are no different than PC's. There isn't any edge that would make me want to convert.

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chapstick — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:46:05

Windows Vista user here.

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Anonymous — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:09:18

*raises hand* (Windows and nerd)

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Anonymous — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:02:46

I was wondering if this was the elimination round.

I actually prefer it, I have a mac I had to get for school, but I prefer Windows, I use my PC most of the time.

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Michael — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:45:06

Hi my name is Michael, I am in 9rules and I don't use a Macintosh computer. I use Windows XP...all the time. I like Windows. I know that for the programmers in the audience, that there are significant productivity benefits for owning a mac but for the average nerd like me, Windows is fine by me.

So if you are just visiting the 9rules notes sections and feel like your not a part of the crowd, I don't own a mac either.