Mac OS X Versus Windows Vista, The Rematch

An anonymous reader writes "InformationWeek follows up its widely read review where Mac OS X beat out Windows Vista in a head-to-head comparison, with a reader debate on which is really the superior operating system. From the article: 'Mac users love venting about Windows... Any company that calls their techs "geniuses" thrive in forums like this. They think they are "cool" and "hip," they don't care about the fact that they have to reset the permissions and turn on Appletalk every five minutes. Windows Vista all the way. If Windows sucks soooo much, how come more people are familiar with it than Mac OS X? Last time I checked, Windows wasn't just a business operating system. Tons upon tons of people use it and like it.'"

Comments

They submitter sould have saved themselves

[geekoid]

some effort if they just submitted:
"MS/Apple flamewar. Begin."

Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves

[Funkcikle]

Oh God. I hope nobody sees this article and gets all worked up. That would be awful.

Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves

[Funkcikle]

See, I don't think "articles" and "debates" like the one in TFA are even remotely targeted at you - the demographic is squarely those people who, for some reason or other, want to talk and fight (online) about a product. You are clearly too level-headed and sensible. Not once in your comment did you write "FFS MAC IS GAY" or "OMG XP SUCKS".

You probably shouldn't even be using a computer...

Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves

[nonsequitor]

9 out of 10 homosexuals prefer MacOS!

The parent poster is hardly a troll, knowing many homosexuals, I think this is accurate, considering most are style conscious and/or artists, MacOS fits their needs.

What I think he meant to troll with was "9 out of 10 MacOS users prefer homosexuals," there, fixed it for you.

(This is gonna kill my karma)

Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves

[Sponge Bath]

... who uses the word "hip" anymore?

Mac users, and those who write about Mac users.

Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves

[Omestes]

When? I haven't heard any refer to their computer as "hip", regardless the OS. But if we want to troll, lets at least troll fairly, Windows users call their boxes "1337", and Linux folk call their boxes "boxen", so there.

And yes, I've called my MacMini sexy before, and I called my XP box a whole large assortment of names, most of which aren't worth saying in polite company, but then again my iBook was just named "bitch", until I installed Ubuntu on it, now it is just Annie the Isolate, since it can't communicate with anything.

Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves

[EastCoastSurfer]

At least you won't have to worry about any fanboy wars with game consoles.

LOL, should be the next slashdot pole.

Which has the worst fanboy wars?

a)consoles
b)OSs
c)editors (vi vs. emacs)
d)cowboy neal
e)gentoo vs. every other linux

Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves

[hxnwix]

Indeed, Mac users generally aren't afraid to admit that they want what they want and go with it. While Mark Foleys of the world use Windows, their hearts crave the forbidden fruit, and there's no denying it.

Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves

[dangitman]

• classical music
• rap music
• wine
• WWII history
• films
• cars
• power tools
• science fiction
• A plane that is sitting on an infinitely long conveyor belt which precisely matches the speed of its wheels in the opposite direction.

Re:They submitter sould have saved themselves

[redheaded_stepchild]

Having heard of this 'vi vs. emacs' fanboy war, I have yet to really see it. All I know is, I use vi, and some blowhards seem to think I am 'teh 5ux0r' - whatever the hell that is. Seriously, is that what happens if you use emacs? All your words become garbled nonsense? No wonder there are so many bugs in software.

Oh this will end well....

[snoozerdss]

Tandy DeskMate 3.69 kicks all ass! ;)

Fear and Loathing in OS Wars

[Erik Fish]

Now, there are four states of being in the Apple, or Mac OS X, society: Cool, Groovy, Hip, and Square. The square is seldom if ever cool. He is not "with it," that is, he doesn't know "what's happening." But if he manages to figure it out, he moves up a notch to "hip."

And if he can bring himself to approve of what is happening, he becomes "groovy." After that, with much luck and perseverance, he can rise to the rank of "cool." A "cool guy"...

"Reader debate"

[Etyenne]

That's another way of saying "sanctionned flamewar", right ?

I guess there's a market for that kind of thing.

If Nobel Laureates are so smart ...

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

... how come so many more people, billions infact, are non Nobel Laureates, eh?

Re:Appletalk?

[soft_guy]

I am glad that Windows tech support guys didn't become physicians - their idea of drumming up business would be to break people's kneecaps with a hammer.

Re:informal tone

[cpu_fusion]

> How am I supposed to take this person's opinion seriously
> when they speak in a 13 year old's tone?

Hell, I'd even excuse the tone if it wasn't also 13 year old logic.... ;-)

Re:We may *use* windows, but like it?

[soft_guy]

No one on Slashdot is female. Anyone claiming to be female is lying.

Re:We may *use* windows, but like it?

[cmburns69]

> Windows sucks ass

Shouldn't that be "Windows grabs ass"?

Wait a minute!

[StarKruzr]

If you want to bitch about OS X, try talking about the VM subsystem for a bit.

Are you actually calling for SUBSTANTIVE DEBATE?!?!

That's crazy talk!

Burn him! Burn him for a witch!!!!

(Also, in all seriousness, I would love to know why OSX's VM is of questionable quality.)