Comments on: Which OS Crashes Less Often: Mac OS X, Linux or Windows?

By: Kent Seaton

Kent Seaton — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 15:49:07 +0000

I think the real question is, “What operating system would you rather use.” You can have a super stable operating system with any of them… some of them you can have running for years. But when you meddle with alpha and beta builds, you’re certain to see muddy waters. Still… I’d rather use a crash happy Linux install over the other two any day of the week. Own your data.

By: Eddie O'Connor

Eddie O'Connor — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 09:49:26 +0000

As far as my own experiences with various operating systems:
Mac OS X – Nice and functional, but too “locked in” when it comes to software. Also the hardware isn’t upgradeable to a level that is feasible. In other words I have an iMac from 2009 that can’t go any higher than 6GB of RAM. Not usable in today’s world of streaming and multimedia.

Windows – Just awful! From BSOD’s to crashes with mysterious codes. It just sucks! And yeah, I know….Windows XP got upgraded to 7…..then 7 to 8…..then 8 to 10…but you know what? I STILL get “mysterious” messages and BSOD’s except now they’re designed with the “Material Design” flat look! Here’s one:

So no. Not going that router EVER again!

Linux: I have been using it since 2003 and for the life of me I can’t figure out why it’s not the number one OS out there! I guess it doesn’t have the advertising budget of either Microsoft or Apple. But it “Just Works”. Granted its not all a bed of roses, there’s lots that could use improvement. But the beauty of this OS is that….if you don’t like something?…you’re free to change it as YOU see fit!….nto a bunch of suits who studied a survey…..not some hipsters in California who drink lattes and wear sandals to work. But how YOU want it to be! Don’t like your taksbar at the bottom of your screen?…CHANGE it, want a different office suite other than what comes with the distro you installed?…CHANGE it, you like Chrome over Firefox?…but your distro shipped with FF as the main browser?…CHANGE it. IN the world of Linux the world is yours. I know….there’s all kinds of issues with programs that aren’t compatible with todays other apps, but for someone who just wants to compute without being force-fed ads and bloatware? you can’t go wrong here.

By: Samuel Loy

Samuel Loy — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 15:31:37 +0000

I was hoping for some statistical data. Like pick a company that uses all three operating systems to do similar work, and then look at the systems crash logs over several years and a bunch of different systems and create an average. It would be a hard thing to “test,” and get an accurate comparison but I would really see it tried.

By: Jordyn Carattini

Jordyn Carattini — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:28:56 +0000

BDS = BSD. 🙂

By: Todd Millecam

Todd Millecam — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:49:22 +0000

“Look at the market” is often a good starting place for these things. Windows is most heavily used for office applications–meaning it is best suited for any workload that requires and expects heavy human interaction.
Linux dominates all the world’s supercomputers, servers, and render farms–meaning it is likely best suited for automation and workloads that need to run for months or years without any human interaction.