# What OS do you primarily run? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 10, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174 "2011-03-10T14:34:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/21 "2011-03-10T19:53:47Z")
WinXP at work, Vista and Win7 at home, so it’s a clean sweep. ---
**Author:** ![EristicKallistic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85e7bf/32.png) [@EristicKallistic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EristicKallistic)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/22 "2011-03-10T20:03:02Z")
I use a Mac at home and Ubuntu at work, so I am pretty evenly split. I borrow use of a Windows machine once every fortnight because our timekeeping software at work only runs in IE (and badly, at that) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/23 "2011-03-10T20:23:40Z")
In one sense I use Windows exclusively, because I have Windows PC. But I spend a lot of time connected to computers running various forms of Unix and VMS. It would be difficult to break that down to percentages, but Windows would still be above 50% because I can work on most things using a compatible Windows form of software locally. Most of that is irrelevant because I work primarily on platform independent software and rarely concentrate on the OS specific code. ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/24 "2011-03-10T21:12:09Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > Just wondering what the “other” OS might be? After Windows, Mac OS and \*nix, what’s left? I’ve got an ancient Compaq in the garage that probably can’t run anything beyond MS-DOS 3.3. You still occasionally see job openings for folks with VMS, IBM 370, and similar type experience (presumably for maintaining old code). Or I suppose that you could be relatively computer-free, and just use a PDA OS like iOS or PalmOS for your day-to-day computing. But I agree, I don’t think that poll option’s going to get much off zero. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/25 "2011-03-10T21:38:38Z")
OpenSUSE ( or OpenSuse, or Opensuse: the name appears as variable as the pronunciation ) linux. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/26 "2011-03-10T21:53:37Z")
Macbooks running Snow Leopard, both at home and at work. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/27 "2011-03-10T22:42:09Z")
I use Macs for all of “my” stuff, but the point-of-sale system at my bookstore is Windows, so I do actually use both. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/28 "2011-03-10T23:08:18Z")
I run Linux on my desktop and PC-BSD on my laptop, so I guess I’m one of those mythical “other-OS-using” people you guys are wondering about. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/29 "2011-03-10T23:40:41Z")
Dual-boot Ubuntu and Mac OS. But it’s at least a 90–10 split, respectively. Especially since I haven’t upgraded Mac OS in ages, so it’s too early of a version to run things like Google Chrome. Meanwhile, Ubuntu gets upgraded every April and October when new releases come out. ---
**Author:** ![cardinal\_fang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal_fang/32/15316_2.png) [@cardinal\_fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardinal_fang)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/30 "2011-03-11T00:07:09Z")
Solaris, with Windows and Linux VMs as necessary. ---
**Author:** ![A.Gwilliam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@A.Gwilliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.Gwilliam)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/31 "2011-03-11T00:17:35Z")
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3. As for a non-\*nix “Other”… how about [Haiku](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_%28operating_system%29)? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/32 "2011-03-11T00:56:23Z")
I develop for Windows and currently only run that. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/33 "2011-03-11T01:45:12Z")
Hello, my name is Jasg and my household has an iOS problem… Three adults, one toddler and 6 iOS devices (3 iPad & 3 iPhone). One laptop with MacOS but main computer is Win7 Ultimate. One lonely Android phone… ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/34 "2011-03-11T02:08:29Z")
Vista user. I’ll be getting a Win 7 laptop when I’ve got the money. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/35 "2011-03-11T02:23:17Z")
I’m still on Windows XP, at home and work, and one of my netbooks. The other netbook is Xubuntu Maverick Meerkat, but I’m not on it enough to be ‘primarily.’ ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/36 "2011-03-11T03:50:08Z")
WinXP for work, OS X for home, and I have several Linux boxes here and there at home and at a couple of nonprofits that I maintain. All of the Linux boxes are older hardware running one of the Ubuntu LTS releases (Long Term Support). ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/37 "2011-03-11T04:03:22Z")
I’m Mac. I would say in my circle, it’s probably 75% Windows, 25% Mac, 0% Linux/Other. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/38 "2011-03-11T04:15:11Z")
7% Mac? That seems like an outdated stat. It might’ve been true pre-2005, but now I’d double that at least, maybe triple it to 20%. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/39 "2011-03-11T05:37:16Z")
Exclusively Linux at work, and exclusively Mac OS X at home (now - used to have Windows up til a year or two ago). ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174/40 "2011-03-11T07:07:56Z")
I’ve never owned a non-MacOS machine and except for a very brief stint as a college workstudy student circa 1992 or so I’ve never had to use an employer’s computer as part of my job. (That’s got to be highly unusual, right?). So primarily MacOS by about 98% to 2% and a lot of that 2% has been in emulation running on a Mac. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-os-do-you-primarily-run/574174.md?page=3)