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As a GSP, we wouldn't be able to offer half our products of we were using Linux.
Battlefield, CoD, ArmA and so on can't run with mono unfortunately.
Plus I prefer the Windows version of Plesk and although I'm happy to use a CLI, things like DNS and file management are just so much easier with a familiar GUI.
Kimsufi i3 with 8GB RAM/1TB HDD/100mbit port. Running with three constant users (all using office programs and web browsers) very happily. 4% CPU and 45% memory usage right now
Some software tend to be platform specific and non-portable, and therefore you may need Windows for such purpose. This includes both desktop and server software, for example, Canon DPP, SmarterMail Server, and etc.
Personally I do spin up virtual instances on laptop from time to time to do software testing and evaluation, but it'd definitely be easier if I do it on VPS since I don't have to do any NAT and such.
As for ASP.Net, Mono can't be a replacement especially if you have codes that intertwined with the Windows COM components. There are of course alternatives and workarounds, but I don't see any reasons going that route, except for the cost factor probably.
Well, there is that thing called apmd.
Active Directory over VPN for messing around, doesn't work very well though. HyperV, windows only game servers and torrenting/general messing around are also other uses.
I know one guy that does some sort of rendering/editing on an online.net E3 box, i'm sure that would be better at home anyway...
IIS/ASP - VBbasic etc.
Linux has nothing like an Exchange server - nothing. Along with MVC/ASP.NET and T-TQL I completely understand why someone would go with Windows over Linux.
I've developed with Mono and it was horrible. No support for async operations, issues with crypto operations, etc. I will never use Mono/MVC again.
Solitaire
+1
Still hungry for more curiosity, so treat this as a mild bump.
windows - Needs budget most useful apps are not free, cannot customize 100% , dummy proof so you cant go wrong.
Linux - Low budget if at all needed. Can customize the os to the bare kernel level, needs a console bash skills.
i worked with windows for 12 years and converted to Linux-based os's and will not choose windows at all.
I'm running plex, active directory and a vpn (ad) on it
You are actually talking about IOS and the Mac world with those words.
Lovely, the usual Windows-vs-ix discussion
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Seriously, there is no better or worse. There is barely anything that only one system can provide.
RemoteApp
Mac OS is based on UNIX, so you can customize a fair on on the terminal.
Similar customisations are also possible on Windows.
@ehab would not to elaborate here a bit what he actually mean. But I generally understand what @MikHo meant and agree.
Not a must though, if he needs to download something, and needs it to be on 24/7, running it on online.net would actually be better. Unless he is in a country with fast internet and can withstand with the heat generated by the E3(which is not so much, I know, but there's still heat).
for a normal user - i'd go with windows and if i am a normal user with more cash i would go with Mac and thge Apple culture.
since i am a developer I'd stick with Linux and the open source.
what would you like me to explain or give examples for?
What you meant about the customisation.
just a few examples i came across the last 2 weeks or so:
But this is rather in favour of Windows as far as customisation is concerned.
normal user agree with you, my level/type of usage i will stay away from windows
Out of curiousity, why? A particular reason or rather a personal feeling?
Change the registry entry and deny delete and/or write access to that key.
Should solve the "problem"
Same thing in any Linux flavour, you need a terminal.
If you disable the "wrong" services then you will encounter this, but I suspect that goes for whatever OS you are using?
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors] try to change that and logout/in on windows 8.
default terminals on Linux are enough, i had to look for Console2 and takecommand to get rid of the limitations of default windiows cmd.
cleaning up in safe mode may not help and need to reinstall, and go figure the bluescreen dumps
My company uses Windows for :
For me, I use windows for :
Some people might just use Windows for LOIC and or ZEUS