Do you like Windows 7, Mac OSX or any distro of Linux the best?

I’ve only owned a PC, so I wouldn’t be able to make out any differences. However, the Macs seem like something i would be happier with, just somehow.

I enjoy and use OSX and I am excitied for Snow Leopard to see the improvements for $29.

That said I really think Microsoft is doing a good job with Windows 7 and I will probably do Boot Camp to have the option of running both os’s

I’ve used both Windows 7, and Mac OSX Leopard, daily, and would never switch to a mac unless I was a movie producer or musical artist.

Besides the Logic and Final Cut softwares, I cannot name a single thing that would make me switch. Now that they use the exact same hardware, there is certainly no reason.

I prefer to use Ubuntu Linux at the moment. I haven’t looked at Windows 7 yet, but I’ve set aside a small partition for it and will play around with it on release.

I definitely enjoy the whole Linux experience much more than the Windows OSes I’ve used in the past for a plethora of reasons. I’ve never really played around with a Mac much at all, and have to say that they don’t really appeal to me.

I use Windows 7 for my media server and can say it’s came on leaps and bounds (eg finds drivers automatically), but I still use Leopard at home and XP / Server 2003 for work (Im a IT engineer)

I own and work in Mac OSx. I teach on Windows. I used to teach a little on Red Hat Linux.

I much prefer Mac OSx.

I use OS X 95% of the time. But I use Ubuntu and Windows 7 in a VM on my iMac. I prefer OS X.

I use Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Ubuntu, and from a usability standpoint, Ubuntu is dead simple and beautiful once you get it installed and Compiz Fusion up and running. The biggest downside, for me, is that the Linux version of Flash doesn’t support webcams, so Gmail Video Chat is out, along with Meebo.com. For many, that’s not likely to be a problem, though.

I will echo what ryan10ad said about Windows 7. It’s what Vista should have been.

They are all good in their own right.
Right now i have a macbook pro with both windows 7 and ubuntu 9.04 as virtual machines.

Mac OSX in my opinion (as someone who is using it) is over-hyped. Sure OSX is a good solid OS but its not nearly as good as apple wants everyone to believe. Also, as a power user and someone who is comfortable working solely in terminal, i feel like the gui on my mac could do alot better at using some of the features that unix offers (i do almost all of my interactions with files from terminal [copy, rename, edit files, etc]). Also, Adobe CS4 for mac is something i use almost every day.

Windows 7 looks to be great and, as always, there is an app for anything you want to do. Some people complain about how windows gets viruses but nowadays, you need to be pretty stupid to get a virus as hardly any can be gotten without you clicking on them.

My favorite OS to be on though is ubuntu. IMHO, that is the best Linux distro out there and I highly recommend duel booting it with any os. The only downside is that you will have to rediscover what programs to use and for certain tasks there may not be a program.

Summary: Windows for apps, mac for design, and ubuntu anytime i can.

i use only fedroa 11 (linux) but have a small partition (8 gigs) for whatever other new linux distro that comes out.

I have used all three of the OSes (but have used Vista and XP much more). Windows 7 does look very promising, I think Aero Peek will change the experience a lot. All of the versions of Windows have in advantage in being mainstream—just look at the huge amounts of software available for it. OSX is very simple to use, and I would say it’s a good option for someone who just needs a computer for day-to-day use or perhaps A/V editing. My personal preference is Linux, mostly for the principles of free, open-source software. It can also be very easy to use and get used to, especially a distro like Ubuntu. After installation and maybe fixing some drivers, there probably won’t be many issues with the OS.

Of the three operating systems I have used (Vista, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint) Mint is my favorite followed by Vista (ugh) and Ubuntu comes in third. I know most Linux people swear by Ubuntu but I never really liked it. Mint, on the other hand, is awesome.

Ubuntu user here, though I occasionally run Windows XP in VirtualBox.

Spent my first years on windows, as I had no other option, but the first computer I bought for myself was a beautiful black macbook. No idea why I suddenly decided to switch to mac, and yes it was a lot of money on something I had little or no idea about but the good news is I would NEVER go back to windows.

Nothing important about it, it’s just my personal preference, although I do hate the fact that macbooks are so expensive seeing as I’m a student.

I spent my whole life using Windows then when I switched to OS X, that changed everything..

I will agree with anyone who says Mac is better. It’s usually people who know a bit more about computers that prefer Mac. But I’ve been used to Windows for so many years that I can’t imagine switching. Even going from 98 to XP took me almost a decade.

@Jack79 Don’t worry too much about it, if you ever decide you want to switch, there’s literally so much free stuff around to help you, not least from Apple themselves, who (not surprisingly) are very very happy to help you switch to buying their computers!

I have a macbook pro and a desktop that dual boots windows/linux.

I like OS X best for work/hacking/general use.
I like Windows best for gaming.
I like Linux best for servers and when I need more control/customization.

If I could justify the hardware cost, I’d definitely go with OSX. Otherwise, most flavors of Ubuntu suit my fancy. I’m trying Windows 7 RC now though, it’s pretty good.

But as soon as I think I can get away with it, you better believe I’ll run OSX on my (non-Apple) laptop.

it all depends, but at the end it doesn’t matter because they all let you do the same thing, its a matter of personal preference.

Ubuntu Linux

Mainly Windows 7 and some Vista on the laptop, but most of the servers run linux

Ubuntu desktops and servers. Redhat/CentOS are also good alternatives for servers.

I run Xubuntu at home but I’ve been playing with Ubuntu recently, and its integration is really nice. I’m considering switching. I also still need to give Kubuntu a try but I’m not that much of a fiddler anymore.

@Vincentt

You can just install the ubuntu-desktop (or kubuntu desktop) package and choose which desktop environment you want to use when you log in.

OS X is nice if you don’t want to think about what OS you use but know you’re using a pretty good stable one.

BTW Ubuntu is buggy as heck.

Recommend Debian or Fedora, which are similar to Ubuntu but less buggy

Linux Mint is also good for beginners

@AskBlam

What sort of bugs have you experienced with Ubuntu?

@Ivan I know, but I don’t have that much hard drive space and I haven’t gotten around to buying an external drive (plus I wouldn’t know where to mount it). That’s what’s keeping me from really trying Kubuntu. I won’t run Ubuntu at my own desktop because it’s not fast enough to run all the stuff that make it so cool right now (e.g. GNOME Do), and if it were, I suppose I’d see if I could be satisfied by installing it in Xubuntu ;-)