It's not black or white for me... Here's a not-so-short answer.
For development, I prefer Unix over anything (so Linux will do ok by me for the most part). I believe GUI should only be GUI if there is a purpose to make life easier for people. I don't think Linux should have a frontend just to make it like a Windows/MaC wannabe. I like my shells.
But, for a desktop computer (work or home), I would go with Windoze, which I still despise. I know it's higher maintenance but I use it because of commonality, familiarity and availability of 3rd party tools. A brand is what makes a good PC not Windoze itself. As a Unix user, I am one that would install a bunch of unix tools on a PC when I meet it for the first time. I cannot do without them. Powershell scored a lot of points with me when I discovered it for the first time.
I don't like (and hardly ever used) Mac because I don't think I like Steve Jobs and his company any better than Bill Gates' as it stands. I hate IPOD (had one) and its business tactics. Unlike Windoze, anything coming out of Apple is way overpriced and intentionally under quality. It's all trickery to build an empire at the expense of its customers. Sadly people (including wife and kids) buy right into it (think iPod/iTunes for one example). Today's Apple is everything that made people hated Microsoft and worse. The ironic thing is that I used to root for that company.
For development, I prefer Unix over anything (so Linux will do ok by me for the most part). I believe GUI should only be GUI if there is a purpose to make life easier for people. I don't think Linux should have a frontend just to make it like a Windows/MaC wannabe. I like my shells.
But, for a desktop computer (work or home), I would go with Windoze, which I still despise. I know it's higher maintenance but I use it because of commonality, familiarity and availability of 3rd party tools. A brand is what makes a good PC not Windoze itself. As a Unix user, I am one that would install a bunch of unix tools on a PC when I meet it for the first time. I cannot do without them. Powershell scored a lot of points with me when I discovered it for the first time.
I don't like (and hardly ever used) Mac because I don't think I like Steve Jobs and his company any better than Bill Gates' as it stands. I hate IPOD (had one) and its business tactics. Unlike Windoze, anything coming out of Apple is way overpriced and intentionally under quality. It's all trickery to build an empire at the expense of its customers. Sadly people (including wife and kids) buy right into it (think iPod/iTunes for one example). Today's Apple is everything that made people hated Microsoft and worse. The ironic thing is that I used to root for that company.
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