Cant be bothered to read this thread but just thought would say, drop both and go with ubuntu
Yes, Linux, what a brilliant suggestion.
I started using Linux back in 1995, and kept that as my main OS until 2004 when I switched to OSX.
I recently got a new job where I had to use Linux (Ubuntu Karmic), and I must say I was very disappointed that Linux had not come any further when it comes to end-user experience.
First off, I had to install kernel sources and compile nv drivers to get the graphics card running. That alone is a trivial task, but not something that belongs in a "desktop ready" environemnt.
Later I discovered that the audio kept disappearing, so I had to lsof to figure out which process that locked the sound. For some reason, kpdf did that. Killing the process unlocked the sound so I could play mp3's again.
I also had major problems getting the CPU scaling module to work, so I left it as-is, running at full speed.
The next day the updates were installed with a new kernel, so I had to recompile the graphics drivers all over again.
I eventually got it running, but dammit, I don't want to deal with this kind of crap just to use the OS.
None of this would ever happen on Mac (hell, not even on Windows) systems. I know it is unfair to blame the Linux name (which is a kernel) for this, but it is stuff like this that ruins the "Linux experience" for most people.
Sorry mate, but Linux just isn't ready for the desktop yet. It's a brilliant server OS, though.
