| leonoel said: Fact: Linux is a better OS than Windows in memory managing, security issues and lets suppose media (if I care about media I buy an apple, but ok). |
I care about media, hell it is my job and the last thing I would buy for that would be a Mac....Especially a IMac. It actually decodes slightly slower(than either linux or XP on the same system) and Quicktime as a movie player sucks compared to others that are available. The only reason I do have Macs is essentially FCS2 which is a competent video program. If I was using CAD/3D graphics I would be using Red Hat/XP for performance or even just the ability to have the top end graphics card now(Quadro 5600). For most applications though Linux has a wide variety of software available for free. GIMP(almost as good as photoshop which less than 5% of users will ever max out. LVE for Video which is better than Imovie IMO. VLC which has better playback than Quicktime and you should get even if you are using XP/OS X. Best of all these programs run faster than their counterparts on OSX and XP and are nice and stable. Macs are good to use only if you want optimized enviroments for Quicktime or Itunes those are the only things I can think of that run better on a Mac..Even still I would use XP for those applications.
Linux is a lot easier to use today and drivers are far from the pain they used to be with WINE it is even better. I think if anyone gave Ubuntu a try they will find it easier to use in many facets but I have run into a few linux style hiccups. But if you are just browsing the internet doing simple photo work or checking email lnux is the way to go.
As for viruses this whole "OS this or that" has no viruses is dangerous. Recently I have had freinds with Macs call me to remove malicous widgets that were dumping stuff on their computer. Linux and OS X due have viruses but there aren't that many and none that I know of effect the kernels yet usually a macro virus. Even with windows the number of active viruses are much lower than what people think and with updates its even less than that. there are virus protection programs available for both Macs and Linux and it doesn't hurt to get one.
