what are your top fav and hated OSs?

[Guest Gazzer96]

My fav OSs are (1=best, 4=least fav):

1. Windows 8 Pro

2. Windows 7 Home premium

3. Windows Vista

4. Windows 95

 

My most hated OSs are (1=absolute worst, 3=least worst):

1. Windows XP

2. Macintosh (in general)

3. Windows 98

4. Linux Ubuntu 13.04 (I respect it, but it is not for a person like me)

 

Because I have put Windows XP as the absolute worst and put Windows Vista and Winows 8 as a fav I expect alot of people diesagring  with my views, but there you go.

 

[Matsy]

I'll just put mine in one list....ones which I have actually used....

 

Best to worst

 

1.  Linux (any....) SteamOS please make it worthwhile.

2.  Windows 7

3.  Windows XP

4.  Windows 95

5.  Mac OS X Leopard

5.  Windows 8

[AMICLG]

Fav.

1. Linux Mint 

2. Windows 7

 

hated.

1. OSX (everything is a**backwards for windows and Linux)

2. Windows Vista 

3. Ubutntu (just because of unity)

4. Windows 8 nuff said...

[MikeTz]

Best to worst:

Windows 8

Windows 7

Mac OS(tried it ones really smooth)

Linux 12.04(My laptop running it)

Windows XP(Still have it running on another laptop from 2004)

 

I really don't know why people don't like Windows 8!They are awesome after you get used to them.

[naca1227]

Fav, 

 

1. W8

2. Mac OS X 

3. W7

 

Worst,

 

1. 2000

2. 95 

3. Vista 

[KaareKanin]

The ones I have used, from most fav to least fav

 

OSX

Win 7 Ultimate

Win XP

Win 95 (fond memories)

Win Vista

Win 98 2nd ed

Win 98

Win NT

Win 8

DOS

Win Me

 

I have very very briefly tried some Linux distros a long long time ago, but I can't really place them on my list. Same goes for Win 2000, Win 3.11 and win 3.10. I suspect SteamOS will change my relationship with Linux though...

[nokturrduk84]

my favorite OS so far: Win 7, Vista

 

my most hated os: Linux & XP & Win 8 (I haven't tried yet macintosh, but I think I'm gonna hate it too)

[Ookami]

Fav:

7

Vista (after SP2)

XP

Amiga Workbench

 

Worst:

2000

[MetalLobster]

From most to least favoured for all OSs (Mobile and Desktop):

 

Win 7

Android (Fav - Least ROM: Stock, CyanogenMod....~~~....Touchwiz) 

Linux (Fav - Least Distro: Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Pidora)

Win XP

Win 98

Vista

iOS

 

Notes:

 

Win 7 is on top simply because of familiarity and Steam. It's not the smoothest and would easily switch to Ubuntu if I didn't love all my steam games so much . I don't like iOS, period. 

[Mooshi]

In no particular order..

 

Windows 7

Windows 8 (with classic shell)

Linux Mint (shame Linux has annoying audio driver issues)

OS X

XP

 

Keep bloated Vista, Win 98, 95 and Win 2000 away from me..oh and I don't care for Ubuntu with Unity either.

 

 

 

Fav.

1. Linux Mint 

2. Windows 7

 

hated.

1. OSX (everything is a**backwards for windows and Linux)

2. Windows Vista 

3. Ubutntu (just because of unity)

4. Windows 8 nuff said...

 

AHAHAHAAAAAAAA...yes. Unity is just no.

[MdX MaxX]

1 - Linux Mint (If I could game on it I'd be all over this.)

2 - Windows 8 (What?  It's really snappy.)

3 - Ubuntu 10.10 (Pre-Unity)

4 - Windows 7

4.5 - Windows Vista (I honestly didn't hate it.  Wasn't much worse than 7.)

4.6 - Windows XP (Wonderful OS, but it's long been superseded.)

 

These are the only ones I've had extensive experience with.

[MikeD]

1. Linux (Ubuntu 13.04, upgrading to 13.10 this month, using Gnome); I prefer the Debian flavors

2. Windowses (I use 8; I don't REALLY use it though, just for games during vacation)

 

@AdamIsaacLang , @Mooshi , and @MdX MaxX have you tried Gnome instead of unity?

[Carter]

Favs:

Linux (any fully fledged distro, ubuntu, Debian)

Win 7

Android

Dislike:

Vista

I hate to say it, but iOS 7 is getting to me as well.

In the middle is windows 8... I have it and it's usable, I just don't like how the new Ui is integrated throughout, like the Bluetooth and wifi menus etc.

As for osx, well it's just Linux but without the whole gnu thing. It's ok. But apple are too restrictive IMO when it comes to things like customisation, which is important to me...

[whitespace]

1. Win 7

2. Win XP

3. Win Vista

4. OS X - Still good, but I want to like it more.

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5. Android - great on phones/tablets.

 

Must admit, I am curious why the hate for WinXP?

[Darren]

Desktop:

Mac OS Lion

Windows 7

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Classic, not Unity)

Windows 8

Windows Vista

Windows XP

 

As far as mobile goes, iOS is nice and all but Android does a better job in my opinion.

 

I chose Mac OS as the best since frankly, it runs well, it looks nice, native Terminal and everything is easy. Since I get sent out by work to diagnose network issues, or just help set up networks, all of the utilities I need, I have. Never have I come across a simple to use, such powerful network management tool, until I jump over to a Linux distro of course

 

Windows 7 comes second, because games. Hopefully all the hype around Steam OS turns into something productive, ie AAA titles being released on Linux. Until then, I cannot make Windows redundant. Vista beats XP because I never had any problems with Vista, and XP users make my job hell.

[Lexlazootin]

Love - OpenBSD, Plan 9, ElementaryOS, Windows 8

Hate - Ubuntu, Current MacOS

[Darell3]

Faved:

 

-Win8

-Win7

-WinXP

 

Hated:

 

-Vista

[Guest Gazzer96]

1. Win 7

2. Win XP

3. Win Vista

4. OS X - Still good, but I want to like it more.

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5. Android - great on phones/tablets.

 

Must admit, I am curious why the hate for WinXP?

Windows XP for me was slow, buggy  and was constantly having system failures which resulted to completely formating and reinstall the OS serval times. I had the same problem with Windows 98, but as least it was not slow.

[Guest Gazzer96]

Desktop:

Mac OS Lion

Windows 7

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Classic, not Unity)

Windows 8

Windows Vista

Windows XP

 

As far as mobile goes, iOS is nice and all but Android does a better job in my opinion.

 

I chose Mac OS as the best since frankly, it runs well, it looks nice, native Terminal and everything is easy. Since I get sent out by work to diagnose network issues, or just help set up networks, all of the utilities I need, I have. Never have I come across a simple to use, such powerful network management tool, until I jump over to a Linux distro of course

 

Windows 7 comes second, because games. Hopefully all the hype around Steam OS turns into something productive, ie AAA titles being released on Linux. Until then, I cannot make Windows redundant. Vista beats XP because I never had any problems with Vista, and XP users make my job hell.

Yeah, my nephew had Windows XP on his laptop and god dam it was slow, along with there were system errors popping randomly. So, I replaced it with Lubuntu, installed flash and some other extras, made it easy to update, then I install minecraft for him (he loves minecraft). Since then there have been no problems with at all.

[thunder9231]

Best:

Windows 7

Windows 8 (Never will top 7 even though I'm running it on my rig)
Mac OS X (Trying to do hackintosh but I have to wait for Mavericks [Haswell system])
Windows XP

Chrome OS! 

 

Worst:
 

Any Linux distro (though I try it to get use to it and run it in a VM sometimes)

[smjpl]

Because I have put Windows XP as the absolute worst and put Windows Vista and Winows 8 as a fav I expect alot of people diesagring  with my views, but there you go.

 

Any specific reason why you hated XP so much? I liked XP in general and saw no major flaws in it. I am not disagreeing with you as I am not saying you're wrong. I just want to know why you disliked it so much as to put it as the all time worst OS. Is that not being a little harsh?

[MdX MaxX]

Any specific reason why you hated XP so much? I liked XP in general and saw no major flaws in it. I am not disagreeing with you as I am not saying you're wrong. I just want to know why you disliked it so much as to put it as the all time worst OS. Is that not being a little harsh?

From what I've heard, XP was pretty terrible initially, then Service Pack 2 came along and made it the best OS ever.  Maybe some of the OP's experience with it was pre-SP2?

[Guest Gazzer96]

Any specific reason why you hated XP so much? I liked XP in general and saw no major flaws in it. I am not disagreeing with you as I am not saying you're wrong. I just want to know why you disliked it so much as to put it as the all time worst OS. Is that not being a little harsh?

I've talked about it on one of my previous comments if you look.

[smjpl]

I've talked about it on one of my previous comments if you look.

My bad. I never saw it.

[Serbian_Souljah]

Fav.

1. Linux Mint 

2. Windows 7

 

hated.

1. OSX (everything is a**backwards for windows and Linux)

2. Windows Vista 

3. Ubutntu (just because of unity)

4. Windows 8 nuff said...

You read my mind! Linux Mint FTW.

The unity desktop is a peice of crap.

Windows 7 For gaming

And Windows 8 needs to go die in a hole, Never to be seen again.