Archive for September 5th, 2008
OSX, Windows and Linux.. here’s my opinon
I just watched Microsoft’s new ad with Seinfeld and it was really bad.
I understand what they’re doing, trying to reinvent themselves as a “hip” company.. but they’re just not and it was a really poor attempt.
That got me thinking about the three main OSs out there - OSX, Windows and Linux (whatever distro).
I started thinking about what I thought the roles should be and here’s what I think:
In a corporate environment:
Linux servers with Windows desktops
At home:
OSX
Linux is a GREAT and stable OS, but it’s not ready for a desktop OS.
It’s still a pain to configure and get stuff installed… although it’s come a FAR way since I first started using it.
Microsoft has the market cornered with the corporate desktop OS.
They’re not hip and never will be.
Strip all the fluff out of Windows and stick to the corporate environment.. it’s a stale corporate OS and it flourishes there… just keep it that way.
OSX is a fun, multi-media centric OS that promotes ease of use and creativity.. perfect for the home environment, not so good for corporate.
I prefer OSX, but I don’t hate any other OS. My main machine is OSX but I have, and probably always will, a Windows and Linux box.
Find a nitch and stick to it, don’t try to take over the world.
This is all just IMHO.. don’t bash me too bad. 
