Topic: Mac OS X Lion, Windows 8, or Linux Umbutu?

major software isn't built for Linux. for example
evernotee
itunes
zune
spotify
photoshop
lightroom
mircosoft office

none of those have Linux support.

@shingi_70 @pntjr Yes but we have open-source alternatives such as Libreoffice (MS Office is better though), Gimp, banshee, Vector and much more.

There is an app for each of those...in free, open source versions:

Evernote on Web
VLC
Ubuntu Music Store
Pandora
GIMP
Picasa
WINE
OpenOffice

don't all those suck though. they are factually worse than their windows/Mac counterparts.

All of which are worse than their Windows/Mac counterparts in pretty much every way...

I see what you're saying, but the actual OS is pretty sweet. You can play around with it for hours, although yes, the apps are worse than the Mac/Windows counterparts. The OS may be a bit better than Windows 7, but OS X Lion is way ahead of the group.

But hey, they're there and get the job done

I have never gotten the job done with OpenOffice or Gimp.

Which is exactly why I hate Linux with the burning passion of a thousand suns.

just last month I lost access from Microsoft Office, although I'm registered. So instead of wasting more money I spent 8 years ago, I now use OpenOffice, and it works fine. just save the files as a .doc and not .odt, and it works great! I still have to try Gimp though.

So you hate fun...?

Macintosh, of course! I use Mac OS X Snow Leopard and it's still pretty awesome. (not too different from Lion) Much better than Windows 7, in my opinion. (can't say for Windows 8 though, because I have yet to try it)
Everything always seems to run really smoothly, even when I'm using multiple applications with multiple files open. Sometimes Photoshop and Safari stuff things up when I have way too many tabs open, but that doesn't generally happen. The only small disappointment is that I don't have the option of using Paint Tool SAI for coloring, but it's not that big of a deal. (I can do that and pretty much anything else with Photoshop anyway)

I love my Snow Leopard. <3

I'm a fan of Linux, (Arch Linux flavor) and I'm never giving up my workspaces. Or my desktop environment. When I get bored of it I can just change it. Honestly, they all have their own strengths:

Windows: compatibility, though WINE somewhat tackles this. (hardly perfect, though)
Linux: ultimate customizibility and great for developing software
Mac: ease of use and sleekness, though it is not as though the other OSes haven't been making strides like that either

You and I obviously have two very different definitions of "fun"...

Why do you hate the OS? It's "fun" and very customizable for me.

Your description and implying of bitterness towards Linux and popular open source software is funny in a good way. I had the feeling that my software picks would be criticized.

.nothing wrong with Linux. oddly enough i like Android which is just Linux on phones.

Windows Vista all the way.

Which is ironic because it crashes 24/7. It is worst OS I've ever used. _{besides windows ce.}