quote:Originally posted by NESnerd:Also wondering, could someone point out the strongpoints of what OS's are good for what. Like, which is best to design graphics, play games, set up a server or stuff like that. I'd kind of like to know...
quote:Originally posted by cyrax-:Microsoft products have a bad name because they are over used...
quote:you dont get any virus's or a wide range of USEFUL applications in *nix.
quote: Microsoft software is under a lot more stress than *nix
quote: if some little kid was playing with a *nix box its possible to erase your whole hard drive right before your eyes without any warning messages or anything of the sort.
quote: Win is most likely just as stable as any *nix OS, its what you run on it that decreases stability.
quote: You dont play ghost recon on a nix box do you?
quote:you dont rip dvd's on a nix box do you?
quote:Windows XP is aimed at the new home user. All those annoying help things and reminders are there to help!, i bet i can find thousands who swear by it.
quote:For all you people who say "my nix box has 100 day uptime" 98% of the time the box is just sitting there.. not doing a thing, maybe just running an eggdrop.
quote:SO LAY OFF !
quote:Originally posted by cyrax-:For all you people who say "my nix box has 100 day uptime" 98% of the time the box is just sitting there.. not doing a thing, maybe just running an eggdrop.