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voidmain:
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...
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Designing graphics is not a function of an OS, but of an application and there are good graphics applications that will run on all OSs, you may hear people talk bad about "The Gimp" but chances are those that talk bad about it have never really used it, it will do some extremely impressive stuff.
Games? PlayStation2 (Linux under the hood)
Server? *NIX (Linux is a *NIX)
appleavenger:
I have been an avid hater of all things M$ (I like that one) for many years, but I can't fight the buttholes who avenge XP. One guy said it was the best that has come out. I haven't seen a bigger pile of software crap since Windows 95.
As for the Apple ownership, yes Bill (Satan's love spawn) Gates did have part ownership at one point. I'm not sure if he does now. Steve kind of abandoned Apple some time ago but came back to promote the imac's release. If you want an entertaining and otherwise ignored history of the old IBM/MAC wars, I recommend the TV movie, Pirates of Silicon Valley, with Anthony Michael Hall playing the High Priest of Nerdom, Bill "I make the shitiest software and have the world's smallest penis" Gates. Doesn't make our god Steve look much better, but it's the truth, and the truth shall set you free.
Damn the man! Fight the M$ Empire!
psyjax:
In response to appleavengergrl:
Actually steve didn't leave apple and come back for the iMac. He was ousted in a hostile takeover by that Pepsi guy Jobs hired as his second in comand. He loved Apple, it was his baby, but the stockholders were greedy and figured if they got rid of him they would make a mint.
Job's was soooo pissed of he sold off all of his Apple stock except for one share out of spite. They asked him back to Apple in order to save it and Jobs came in as the iCEO were he has remaind till this day (actually I don't know, did Jobs ever drop that title?).
Anyway...
At least in the beginning of the Apple resurection, Jobs worked for basically free. And I belive he still does today, his sallary is like nil, and his stock is also like nil. (Like I said, at least when he started as iCEO).
And as far as M$ owning stock in Apple. This was one of the consesions made by microsoft so Apple would drop the lawsuit against those rip-off bastards. Microshit HAD to buy Apple stock, and furthermore it was non-voting stock, microshit has no say in ANYTHING apple does.
As a matter of fact, Apple has been getting quite vocal recently in decrying some of Redmond Beast's tactics.
Apple was one of the first to tell the DOJ not to accept M$ oh so generous offer of distributing their Wintell Borgs to schools. And now Apple has joind in the Class action Lawsuit by AOL Time Warner against M$.
oh and.... Microsoft sucks ass!! OS X rulz
whatever
cyrax:
Microsoft products have a bad name because they are over used... you dont get any virus's or a wide range of USEFUL applications in *nix. Microsoft software is under a lot more stress than *nix, 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. Win is most likely just as stable as any *nix OS, its what you run on it that decreases stability. You dont play ghost recon on a nix box do you? you dont rip dvd's on a nix box do you? 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. 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. SO LAY OFF !
voidmain:
quote:Originally posted by cyrax-:
Microsoft products have a bad name because they are over used...
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No, Microsoft products have a bad name because they "suck ass".
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you dont get any virus's or a wide range of USEFUL applications in *nix.
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Right on count 1, couldn't be farther from the truth on count 2.
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Microsoft software is under a lot more stress than *nix
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Completely false, MS OSs don't even come close to handling the "stress" that *NIX machines can handle.
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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.
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Again you have it backwards. Have you ever actually *used* *NIX? Kids can only screw up a WIndows machine without having Administrative authority. I'll let any kid on my machines and *ask* them to try and screw it up. They can't.
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Win is most likely just as stable as any *nix OS, its what you run on it that decreases stability.
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Ahhh, you just admited that you have never used *NIX by the "most likely" statement.
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You dont play ghost recon on a nix box do you?
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What's "ghost recon" and why would I want to play it?
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you dont rip dvd's on a nix box do you?
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Yep.
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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.
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Boy you hit that one right on, so why would anyone want to put it on a server?
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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.
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I don't measure my uptime in days, I measure it in "years". And my *NIX boxes work 24 hours a day, unlike your little fisher price gameboy wannnabe.
quote:SO LAY OFF !
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I don't believe that would be appropriate since MS is trying to ruin my world known as the Internet, not to mention my privacy.
Maybe you should actually think before you speak and try out the alternatives.... You might be pleasantly surprised. Hey, on a side note, did anyone catch the article about Wal-Mart now selling computer with no operating system? I think that's one company MS can't put the cuffs on. I know Wal-Mart isn't likely us geeks first choice for computer buying but looks like they might have some pretty good deals (without all that Microshit crap installed). Check out http://www.theregister.co.uk
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