This video proves that no one operating system can do it all! Okay maybe not quite, but it is a clever way to show that Windows is good for business applications like spreadsheets, Mac reigns supreme with multimedia (at least that’s what the typical graphics designer will tell you) and Linux is a server operating system. Ultimately, every OS has problems. Not including marketing departments and graphics designers, I can never see Macs break into the business world, it’s just a boutique product, companies need cheap. Windows will always rule the corporate desktop, it’s easy to use and you can buy a very powerful PC for one-third of the cost of a Mac. Linux is too complicated for the non-geek user and even for some IT professionals. It is good for servers or appliances, but not the desktop. Ubuntu Linux is a great desktop OS in my opinion but I can be considered a geek. I even think it could replace Windows if marketed correctly but the typical user that just wants to update Facebook or play video games won’t like it.
So for me, I run Ubuntu, Windows Vista and XP. I’ve even got the RTM version of Windows 7 Business on my work laptop. One day I may buy a Mac if Steve Jobs decides to lower the price of his products to compete with the netbook craze. I’m not a fanatic of any OS, I’d rather know how to use them all and take the good with the bad. With most operating systems these days there is more good than bad.
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