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Windows vs. OS X: Stop the Silly Rivalry

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OSWeekly.com; By Brandon Watts 		Mail this story
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Unlike some people, I'm not a Mac or a PC guy - I'm a Mac and a PC guy. There's room for both options in this world, and there doesn't have to be a bitter rivalry between both sets of users. In fact, I think you're only firing on all creative and productive cylinders if you use both (or all three, if you include Linux).

I started out using a PC exclusively, and I continued to do so for around eleven years. I wasn't really a PC user by choice, because at the time, I was too young to know anything about computers except for what my parents told me and what they let me use in the house. I just knew that I could play games on that beige box, and that's all that mattered to me. Remember Day of the Tentacle? I sure do.

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Comments (13)

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djohnston ·
Whoah! They managed to get four, count 'em, FOUR, paragraphs on page 3 of 3! I usually avoid going to OSWeekly because they always manage to get what should be a one page article on several pages.
jimf ·
Yeah, and he barely expresses a thought. He could have made that a post here on LXer, but, then he'd have to defend it...
tuxchick2 ·
I'm starting to think that any publication starting with "OS" is worth skipping- OSWeekly, OSNews...

We feel your pain

SFN ·
Quoting:For as long as I can remember, Windows has flipped on the technical switch in my brain. There's just something about it that gets me into development mode. When I'm using that OS, I have a desire deep down in my bones to program something, analyze a technical specification, or take part in some other complicated procedure.


You're not alone, Brandon. We all want to fix it.
dinotrac ·
>We all want to fix it.

In the same way one fixes a dog.
jimf ·
> We all want to fix it.

Some animals have been so damaged that the most humane thing to do is put them down.
NoDough ·
>In the same way one fixes a dog.<

Doesn't that assume some level of potency? Does Windows really qualify?
dinotrac ·
>Doesn't that assume some level of potency? Does Windows really qualify?

Hmmm....Good point.
SFN ·
Quoting:Some animals have been so damaged that the most humane thing to do is put them down.


A fix is a fix, of course, of course.
dcparris ·
That does it. I'm calling the Humane Society. No one should treat dogs the way _you people_ are right now! Comparing windows to dogs! It's criminal, I tell ya!
jdixon ·
> Comparing windows to dogs! It's criminal, I tell ya!

I agree. Let's start comparing it to politicians instead.
jimf ·
> I agree. Let's start comparing it to politicians instead.

Yeah, a lot of those need fixing.
dek ·
> Yeah, a lot of those need fixing.

Not that they aren't already. . . .

Pardon my cynicism, I'm sorry. I'm jaundiced, I guess. Watching both Microsoft and politicians twisted my psyche! :-(

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