Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 20:23:54 -0400 From: Lawrence Sica <lomifeh@earthlink.net> To: Bob Bomar <bulldog@fxp.org> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Windows as opposed to Other OS's Message-ID: <EB745730-C5E5-11D6-9A0C-000393A335A2@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <20020911232728.GA24843@peitho.fxp.org>
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On Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at 07:27 PM, Bob Bomar wrote: > I am writeing a paper on the diffrences of various > Operating Systems. Mainly I am looking at Windows > and Unix and Unix-Like operating systems, and Windows > and Mac OS X. > > I am looking to gather information on how and why people > choose an OS. I am also looking to gather information on > why other OS's were not choosen. > > Any opinions are appreciated. > > In my opinion, as a server, FreeBSD is a great choice. > It is fast, reliable, and very well built. But as a > desktop choice, it leaves a little to be desired. > Windows, IMHO will remain a main desktop choice for > a long while, but I do belive that alternative OS's > such as FreeBSD, Solaris, Linux, and other will become > more and more popular. As I have been going through > a UNIX course at a local college, I have come to > appreciate Solaris. > > I appreciate any comments that any one has to offer. Well on the desktop I mainly use OSX nowadays. Reason why i switched was I needed a laptop at the time. And OSX allows me to do things via a term window, doing unixy things and I can get commercial apps. So it satisifes both my needs, from a professional and a personal standpoint. I can program, do troubleshooting, and play games and use MS Office for example. Apple has been gaining some market share lately. Will the overtake all in 5 years? I doubt it, but they will gain share I think, especially in more traditional unix workstation roles imho. This seems a likely trend from listening to some vendors and reading some articles with interviews with various people. Solaris has the best chance, but I think they will remain focused on the server and high-end workstation market. And use Linux to draw people in. Just my 2 cents... --Larry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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