I switched from windows to Linux in 2004 when I was sick of windows dying once a month. I became so good at reformatting I could remember my windows key off the top of my head. That key is long gone because I haven’t used windows in years on my home machine.

I spent time with SUSE Linux, Gentoo (which I still believe is the fastest OS available) and Ubuntu. Gentoo, although I loved the speed, died on me every two or three months. An improvement from windows, but eventually after I graduated college, I didn’t have time to maintain the sandbox anymore. So I switched to Ubuntu.

I kept Ubuntu on there for a while but realized I’d never use it again. After some hacking and crafting I managed to get my partitions converted over to HFS+. I switched to mac in January when I built my newest machine. Quad core, I’m never going back. 

That said, I do believe an open source operating system will eventually over take a flagship mac operating system in features, ease of use, and eye candy. Until then I will remain on OSX.

jakoblodwick:

It seems like most Tumblr users are Mac people. But there must be some PC/Windows Tumblrs out there. If you are a Windows user, can you explain why in a reblog?

If you are a former Windows user, like me, you can still participate. Just reblog why you used a PC before you switched.

In my case, I thought PCs were the real deal, while Macs were slow and for posers. Two years ago, the most serious computer users at my company (Kunal and Andrew) were like, Yeah, Macs are so much better. Reluctantly, I tried one and immediately fell in love. I soon enjoyed being a computer user without needing to be a computer expert anymore.