What OS do you use?

[XCorvis]

It's been a while since we had a poll like this, and a recent thread about WotC's assumptions/market research of D&DI users made me want to know. So, which platform do you use for your HOME computer(s), the ones you might use for D&D stuff.

This is an Operating System poll, not hardware, so if you use Windows on a Mac via Boot Camp or Parallels then check Windows and Mac OS.

Reminder: This is a multiple choice poll. Percentages will add up to more than 100%.

 

[Nikosandros]

My PC has Windows XP.

Sometimes I think about Linux, but then my laziness prevails...

 

[drothgery]

Just out of curiousity (as I'm on XP @work and Vista @home), why did you lump NT and Win2K in with Win95/Win98/WinME? Just as a general 'old Windows' catch all? Because from a technical point of view, NT and 2K definitely belong grouped with XP, 2K3, and Vista; Vista's version number 'under the hood' is NT6.

 

[Horacio]

Linux only, on desktop and portable PCs.
And I'm really dissapointed about all that DDI thing

 

[WizarDru]

Just out of curiousity (as I'm on XP @work and Vista @home), why did you lump NT and Win2K in with Win95/Win98/WinME? Just as a general 'old Windows' catch all? Because from a technical point of view, NT and 2K definitely belong grouped with XP, 2K3, and Vista; Vista's version number 'under the hood' is NT6.

True. Similarly, I would have separated out Vista from XP. And Windows 2003 is only a server-based OS, so I doubt anyone would be using that as a true 'home' pc. By lumping them all together, I think you throw off some of the numbers. XP is widely installed as the most common OS, while Vista has a far smaller installed base...mostly owed to recent upgrades or new purchases.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

XP for my PC at home.

OSX for work...which I despise, but hey, its art stuff so I don't have much of a choice.

 

[Mercule]

OSX for work...which I despise, but hey, its art stuff so I don't have much of a choice.

Not true. Of the publications and graphics people I've known, it's been split pretty evenly between the two platform. As one said, "Yeah, in 1990 Mac was significantly better than PC for graphics, but now (pre-2000), it's a toss-up."

 

[Aeolius]

I tend to lump Windows CE, Windows ME, and Windows NT. CEMENT.
At work I am stuck with WinXP, which I loathe, but it's better than Vista, I suppose. At home, I've been using Apple products since 1979.

 

[jaerdaph]

I use both Windows XP and Max OS X on my laptop via Parallels and Windows XP on my desktop.

 

[Psion]

I have XP and Vista at home. And I am really sort of burnt over vista. So much so, I am considering refurbishing my laptop that had xp on it that my shiny new vista machine was meant to replace.

Though I am really considering getting a linux box again.