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On October 18 2010 00:43 jacosajh wrote:
I don't like Android. I have been regretting switching from iPhone to Droid X.
My Android crashes 5/6 times a day, even if I TaskKill every now and then.
And it's a pain in the butt to even update any apps.
iPhone GUI was way more seamless. Restrictive in certain aspects, but seamless.
Anyways, my point is, if Android is Linux based, then I don't see it as a success like most people say in this thread.
apples and oranges? Actually comparing your phone with your pc.
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once you figure out how to use both...then you find out that windows is still better at some stuff, but not all stuff. Which is kind of what you would expect with both operating systems on the market
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I hated Linux. Tons of things went wrong and needed fixes. Honestly, it wasn't hard to fix all my problems but it was annoying having to google a problem at least once a day. With Windows and Mac OS you rarely have to go into cmd or whatever to make your computer usable.
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On October 18 2010 12:04 madnessman wrote:
I hated Linux. Tons of things went wrong and needed fixes. Honestly, it wasn't hard to fix all my problems but it was annoying having to google a problem at least once a day. With Windows and Mac OS you rarely have to go into cmd or whatever to make your computer usable.
I really wonder how people are coming up with stories like this. I've never had a linux system break unless I did something I knew might cause it to break.
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On October 16 2010 20:29 niteReloaded wrote:
In what way do I not have control over my computer that actually makes a difference?
Meaning, I accept the fact that I don't control everything(neither do you), but let's just say that you do control more.. what's so important to care so much?
You can make the application match your needs not the other way round. If you'd dare to modify MS Windows you'd be called a pirate and would be sued for $400M.
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On October 18 2010 14:18 TossFloss wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2010 12:04 madnessman wrote:
I hated Linux. Tons of things went wrong and needed fixes. Honestly, it wasn't hard to fix all my problems but it was annoying having to google a problem at least once a day. With Windows and Mac OS you rarely have to go into cmd or whatever to make your computer usable. I really wonder how people are coming up with stories like this. I've never had a linux system break unless I did something I knew might cause it to break.
Some fail to see the difference of breaking something and "something going wrong" under their own ignorance. You know, everyone is a "pro" at using a computer now a days.
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If you are a desktop user, windows rocks!!
But if you want to create an N-Node cluster which will act like a huge computer...you will eventually reach linux..there are not much options other than that..
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i used to dual boot vista and ubuntu, pretty much just used vista for gaming (and any programs i HAD to run that didnt work well in wine), and used ubuntu for everything else. Overall i found ubuntu to be alot more pleasant to use than vista, but i ended up uninstalling it because i use my computer to play games 99% of the time >.> If i could play games in ubuntu without dealing with wine, i would uninstall windows and just use ubuntu.
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On October 18 2010 11:02 GHOSTCLAW wrote:
once you figure out how to use both...then you find out that windows is still better at some stuff, but not all stuff. Which is kind of what you would expect with both operating systems on the market
Exactly. They're good at doing different things. One isn't strictly better than the other, and which you prefer has entirely to do with your own needs. I will say this regard to several issues, though:
Drivers - Have you ever built your own system? I've found hunting down individual drivers for each component on Windows to be even more of a pain than on Linux, because basically all drivers are proprietary, whereas on Linux, default open-source drivers basically cover 90% of stuff for you. Regardless, I don't see spending an hour to figure out your wireless driver being that much different from needing to spend an hour hunting down drivers for your video card, sound card, wireless, Bluetooth, USB, etc., etc. even if installing each one is less of a pain.
Terminal - At this point, my general stance on buttons/icons vs. the terminal is basically like clicking on hotkeys in SC/SC2. Click when you don't know the terminal command, otherwise the terminal command is very often faster, particularly once you get into the habit.
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Linux is like pen and paper D&D, Windows is like Neverwinter Nights. Both are good in their own way, for different reasons.
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Now days linux is pretty userfriendly compared to 5 years ago, u dont need to do everything in terminal. but yeah, installing a driver under linux requires some luck and skill.
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