Poll Results: Non-Windows OSes
The penguin appears to be popular
Monday, May 5, 2008 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
While I know just about everyone who visits this web site primarily uses Windows for one reason or another, I was wondering if folks had any alternative OS preferences. Just to see what else the community might be running on their PCs.
The results weren't all that surprising (to me at least). The single largest block of votes was for Windows-Only, with Linux coming in a very close second. A few of you use MacOS, and an almost non-existent group are still on old-fashioned UNIX.
Did the results actually surprise anyone?
Reply #2 Monday, May 5, 2008 1:28 PM
agreed and also i think the poll itself was misleading. The question was what "Do You Ever Use A Non-Windows Operating System?", which should have been a straight yes and no answer, but i understand the need to be a little more in-depth. The choices should have been different because the questions were more like what OS do you use or prefer. I put Windows only because 95% of the time i use windows. because i couldn't put Mac-OS because I really don't like it though i used it, so if to say i wear turtlenecks and jeans would assume that i use Mac-OS and thats all i use, in fact all the answer were aimed at "I only use this."
but hey this is just my opinion and you know what they say about opinions
Reply #3 Monday, May 5, 2008 1:39 PM
Reply #4 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:03 PM
I use my Apple ][c as often as I use my Mac G4 with OSX and Ubuntu . . . once a month to make sure they work.
Reply #5 Monday, May 5, 2008 2:42 PM
First, I'll admit the question was poorly worded, but folks still seemed to get the general idea.
Secondly, I get the feeling people are reading far too much into this last poll question. Similar to the comment on the original thread criticizing the poll for having an obvious Windows bias. This is a Windows site, and the polls aren't deep and accurate. They're 1 question posted for a week.
These polls aren't scientific. They're also not trying to paint a comprehensive picture. To get a complete picture of OS usage of our users, I would have to issue a complete survey, with multiple questions carefully worded to not influence answers. I would then have to do some actual analysis of the results beyond simple % values. Sorry, but figuring the margin of error on these things is probably not worth the time.
The polls are here to spark some conversation, and give at least a partial idea of what the community thinks about a topic, or what they use on their home PCs
Reply #6 Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:05 AM
Reply #7 Tuesday, May 6, 2008 11:29 PM
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Reply #1 Monday, May 5, 2008 1:02 PM