D vs Java

[Georg Wrede]

Sean Kelly wrote:
> Georg Wrede wrote:
> 
>> Brad Anderson wrote:
>> 
>>> Sean Kelly wrote: It's almost too bad, as I'm still hoping for an
>>>  undeniable
>>> 
>>>> reason to drop Windows for an alternative OS ;-)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> So do it anyway, like I did, and many others.  It's the little
>>> things that hit you daily - cumulatively, they won't let you go
>>> back to Windows.
>> 
>> 
>> Right!
>> 
>> Consider, on the one hand, an OS that's from the beginning made
>> just to get everybody's money. And only that. ("We're writing stuff
>> 'for them'!")
>> 
>> And on the other hand, an OS made _by_ the users, _for_ the users.
>> And on top of that, based on Unix, which _from_the_start_ was an OS
>> for software development. And for the able user and not "for the
>> masses".
> 
> 
> Doesn't matter if the OS that gets money also has the apps I want to
> run.  In an ideal world, I be using OSX.  If I wanted to make a 
> practical choice for idealistic reasons, I'd use a Linux or BSD.  As
> it is, I simply haven't been given enough reason to decide against
> Windows despite its utility.  Though it's worth mentioning that one
> of the motivating factors in my decision is which OS has the best
> games ;-)

Well, I have to admit I still use Windows too. All my Word, Excel, and 
time management stuff is on Windows, and most of my surfing and e-mail. 
For such, W2k just feels smoother.

On Linux I do programming, CS research, remote server management, web 
site construction, and other "serious" or "demanding" stuff.

Even programs that are aimed for Windows, I develop on Linux, and once 
it's done except for the GUI part, I switch to Windows.

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As for getting money out of software, Windows is it. The [computer]world 
is increasingly becoming divided between the haves and have-nots, where 
the former are computer savvy guys with Linux (and usually Windows) 
knowledge, and the latter are "Windows users" who are used to paying for 
stuff.

Windows is increasingly becoming like a DVD player: whatever you put in 
it you pay for (unless it's ripped or bootleg, of course). And, come to 
think of it, that's exactly what Windows was originally invented for: 
just a vehicle to create demand for stuff that you pay for. It never 
even was a secret.

X-box does it more overtly, but the idea still is the same with Windows.