Let's assign a ranking from 1 to 10 for each OS.
Let's assign a ranking from 1 to 10 for each OS.
Operating systems I've used over the years:
- MS-DOS – 8/10
- Windows 95 – 6/10
- Windows 98 – 7/10
- ME – 5/10
- XP – 6/10
- Vista – 8/10
- Windows 7 – 10/10
- Windows 8 – 9/10
- Ubuntu 10.04 – 9/10
- Ubuntu 12.04 – 8/10
- Yellow Dog Linux – 4/10
- Mac OS 8 – 5/10
Debian 7 paired with an unknown Lubuntu version scores around 6/10; decent performance but not visually appealing. XP (Windows 5) gets a 3/10—poor appearance, terrible on widescreens, and slow. Xubuntu 14.04 works with unknown Vista (Windows 6). Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 earns 7/10—functional though it feels a bit sluggish from my side. Windows 7 is rated 8/10—nice and responsive. Windows 8 comes in at 9/10—faster than 7, smooth and attractive. OS X 10.9 scores 7/10—quick but somewhat stiff. Fedora (Windows 9) gets 9/10—smooth and sleek.
Arch Linux - 8/10 Over all I love the concept, I love the freedom and I love the fact that when I'm done installing I've made the OS just the way I want it. I remove two points due to it's complexity, making a novice user pretty much unable to install it. Debian Wheezy - 9/10 I've been running Debian on my router from the moment I built it and it has never let me down. For a while I hade som issues with one package but once I dug into it I managed to fix it rather fast. I remove one point because of the lack of bleeding edge. This could however be fixed if you opt to go for a none stable version. Ubuntu 14.04 - 7/10 If anyone asks me "What OS should I get?", I tell them to go for Ubuntu. It doesn't even matter if you're a gamer anymore. As long as you aren't sure that your particular title won't be ported or developed for Linux there's no reason not to go for it. Ubuntu has been my daily driver for quite some time and it works like a charm for any user who's not very interested in digging deep into the possibilities of Linux but still wants a great Unix-experience. However, I find Ubuntu bloated. That said, there are still features lacking that you have to install on your own (for instance, >2 monitor support is not easy to get going) which means that some users might find another distro more suitable since you'll have to dig into the code anyway. Windows 7 - 7/10 For a day to day user I really see no reason why you would use W7 when there are free alternatives out there that does just want you want, but better and for free. However, if you are depending on certain software to get by in your everyday life W7 is probably your safest bet. I still have a 90GB SSD in my WS w/ W7 just because I want to be able to use Adobe's suite.
Don't believe this discussion seriously given the low number of people rating Vista and the fact that someone set XP to zero.
Clippy first showed up in Office 97, which makes it significantly earlier than Windows XP.