For along time I’ve been a proponent of Windows, mostly because it has a nice file system navigator and is highly and easily configurable. \u00a0For instance, putting several versions of Java, or even a new version of a JDK on a Windows machine is quite simple compared to the major hoops you have to jump through to put it on Mac or Linux.<\/p>\n
But the last two newer machines, and my older XP notebook finally pulled the last straw. \u00a0WINDOWS IS SLOW. \u00a0 Plain and simple. \u00a0It constantly needs updating, it updates when your turning it off and updates when you are starting it up. \u00a0The waiting is excrutiating.<\/p>\n
On top of it the current an last places I worked at loaded encryption software on their hard drives; the Mac people didn’t have to face this. \u00a0So deploying a WAR file to local Tomcat that takes 30 seconds literally could take 10-12 minutes.<\/p>\n
No More Windows for me.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Plus there’s that little mac feature of close the notebook, open the notebook (which also seems to work for Linux) — the usability of an immediate on OS can’t be understated. \u00a0And I love it.<\/p>\n
We are in a world of a new battle for OS’s. \u00a0Android could possibly be the next big OS. \u00a0Chrome OS is a great answer to a lightweight featured user OS on lesser hardware. \u00a0mac is merging a lot of its OS’s together to solidify user experience. \u00a0 Asus makes machines with two-second boot buttons running Linux. \u00a0So that world, compared to Windows 7, loaded with McAffee and PGP and a thousand UI enhancements I don’t need, sloooow enhancements. \u00a0Well for a power user and developer like myself its a no brainer: \u00a0No More Windows.<\/p>\n
I loaded Ubuntu 11 desktop on this notebook I am typing on; the install\u00a0accommodated\u00a0dual-boot very easily. \u00a0It’s fast as hell, running solid. \u00a0 It has nice UX built in. \u00a0All my programs, save one, run on it. \u00a0I can close it, open it, close it, open it. \u00a0What’s not to like?<\/p>\n
My next notebook — when they release a quadcore ultra book that can take 8-16 gigs ram — will be running Mac OS or Linux. \u00a0I’ve already decided.<\/p>\n
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