People and their Operating Systems....

I have long wondered if I would be able to correctly guess what operating system a person uses just by knowing their personality. In this post, I will attempt to guess what celebrities and famous people use Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.

Microsoft Windows
Windows is well suited for the common user, even if they are horrible at using computers. However, for the advanced tech user, Windows may cause many problems. Windows excels in gaming and the office environment, and is currently the most common operating system in the world. Some Windows users may include Leeroy Jenkins, Biz Markie, Donald Trump, and Rick Astley.

Mac OS
Macs are known to be extremely stable, but come at a higher price than computers with Windows. They are well suited for musicians, writers, web bloggers (and vloggers) and those people you see sitting in Starbucks that are trying to look cool, even though they might not be doing anything in particular. Some Mac users may include (or may have included) Moby, Leonardo da Vinci, Dave Barry, Ralph Nader, and Daxflame.

Linux
Linux is well suited for the advanced tech user. It is commonly used on servers and for scientific applications, but it is horrible for gaming. It has been known to cause problems for many users, and often over-complicates things, but if setup correctly, will prove quick, efficient, and stable. Some Linux users may include (or may have included) Albert Einstein, the inventor of Ghostbusters for NES, that guy at your office who tries to suck up to your boss, and Doc Brown from Back to the Future.

Matthew Mikolay (matt.mik<AT SYMBOL>hotmail.com) is a software developer and student in New Jersey. He has interests in open source software, Linux, and security.

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Comments

Personally, I'm not a Mac user, but my wife has an iBook... and i don't really see the point in Linux. Why not just switch to a Mac, where Apple already went through this "nothing works" and finally beat it. Theoretically, for those people that whine about Windows being like this or like that, don't buy Linux, buy a Mac. If you do, you support a major competitor of the Windows developers. If Apple has more money, they can make better stuff. If they make better stuff, MS will have to compete and make better stuff. So for those Math heads out there 50% of market share + 50% of market share equals 100% of market share. If in some unknown universe, there came a time where Apple's & MS's OS's were able to co-exist... we would have some lean, mean machines on our desks & laps.

The only time I'll switch fully to Linux is if Mozilla starts developing their own. Otherwise, they are all the same. Not worth it! And YES, I have a 20gb Ubuntu partition sharing space on my main PC with Windows XP!

itomek

August 13, 2008

4:02 PM PT