I use Mac OSX. Currently I have 10.6 on my laptop and 10.4 on my desktop. =)

No, I mean, downgrading itself is pretty hard to do. The operating system is designed to not let you do it. You have to be a competent user in the first place in order to know how to downgrade it without messing things up. And if you're that level of user, being dummy-friendly isn't all that important anymore. :P

Hehe, well, very well then. XD

Haha. Never tried to downgrade anything...if it's that hard, I'm glad. *grin* If I ever needed to, though, I have a friend who owns a computer repair business, so...I'd hire a professional too. *grin* Though he might do it for free. *grin*

Windows 7 ^^

I have Mac OS X Leopard on my laptop and Mac OS X Snow Leopard on my desktop. I prefer the Mac OS and the Mac software to windows even though it's more expensive.

I am currently using Windows 7 operating system, even though I don't like most of microsoft's software. But at least it runs what I prefer. xP

Fortunately Mac *SOFTWARE* tends to be cheaper. I mean, getting Snow Leopard with all features costs $39 compared to Windows 7 Ultimate's $198. Also, Mac hardware is of better quality and you're guaranteed it's going to work, unlike on Windows where you've got such a variety of different hardware that you can never be sure what's going to work well with your computer. I'd say total cost of ownership of a PC compared to a Mac is probably about the same, after taking maintenance costs and upgrades into account.

I just recently bought a laptop which had windows 7 installed and operating.
It took a bit of getting used to, considering before then I had been running XP for quite some years, but it's not terrible I guess, the transparent window feature is kind of cool though it doesn't exactly seem necessary. x:

I have WinXP. It would be easy to upgrade to Windows 7, save that my computer is over 5 years old and needs upgrading, and that's not going to happen any time soon. For now, an outdated system fulfills my needs, so it's all good.

I'm using Win 7 x64 and I have to say the experience is like using a stable Win XP build with the latest features and an Aero coat on it. :B

I find it funny you put "stable" and "Aero" in the same sentence. I always turn Aero off. It slows the system down for nothing but a little eye candy.

Lol I mentioned the Aero "eyes candy" coat there but I'm not fond of it either. I use Classic theme most of the time because the desktop composition feature keeps interfering with most applications. xD

Exactly my point. :P

I use Mac OS X (: I changed from Windows to Mac last year and I'm so glad! I just love eeeeeverything about Mac! haha
But I still have Windows 7 and Ubuntu installed in virtual machines so I can use any program in the world in my Macbook! ^^

I just installed WINE and X11, so I can run most Windows programs and most Linux programs right there in OSX. :P

I'm currently running Mac OSX, Leopard, I believe. My other (school-issued rental) laptop is running on Snow Leopard. Both are pretty snazzy.

o .o interesting! what's that? programs or what?

X11 is bundled with Leopard and Snow Leopard, so you can build most Linux programs for OSX. There are a couple of projects that automate the dirty work for you -- Fink and MacPorts. (Don't use both at the same time.) They're just normal package managers except they compile the stuff you select for your computer's configuration.

I'm surprised you haven't heard of WINE if you're a comfortable Linux user. It's a compatibility layer that provides equivalents of a lot of the Windows operating system so you can run many Windows .exe files under X11. Compatibility isn't perfect (it's pretty hit-and-miss) but it works pretty well.

ohh.. sounds good! and no.. haven't heard about it because i've always had partitions.. so for .exe i used Windows and for programming and stuff i used Linux LOL but now I barely use linux.. just MacOS

I use a Mac OS X.
The colors are so vibrant and it's ideal for school work.

Mac OS X (macbook pro) and Windows XP (desktop).

I use my desktop to draw nowadays.

I still have Windows XP right now, but might upgrade to 7 sometime soon.

Vista... I would love to upgrade to Windows 7 someday, but can't afford it at the moment.

I can't stand Vista... too many issues. Bleh!

I always liked vista... I never understood why everyone rages on it either. I ended up putting 7 on my desktop because it was offered to me.. But it seems the same fast as it was before. But thats just me..

My favorite operating system though.. Would probably be Mac, because they offer a GREAT movie editing software and really simple GUI.

If you compare Vista to XP, you'll understand. Vista is much slower than XP, requires a much more powerful system to run, and (especially 64-bit Vista) doesn't support as much hardware as XP. The default settings are also very annoying; its security stuff is both annoying and counterproductive (if it prompts you for EVERYTHING you stop paying attention to it, so you'll let through something that should have been denied).

If you compare Vista to 7, you probably won't notice that big of a difference. They're essentially the same operating system -- Win7 is actually 6.1 (Vista is 6.0) if you ask the OS to identify itself. Win7 has a lot less annoying defaults and cleans up some of the performance issues of Vista, but XP is still faster and more compatible.

I use XP and its amazing <3
I know what im running when I build that computer ive been wanting to build.

I have a mac with snowleopard. I had tiger, and i liked tiger, but the repair guys upgraded it on me.

Whats snow leopard?

Still running Kubuntu. Recently upgraded from Maverick Meerkat to Natty Narwhal >.>

A Windows Vista desktop. Why? because it was one of the cheapest in Best Buy XD

I'm on a SnowLeopard Mac.

I'm faithful to Windows XP. Although, its a pain in the arse sometimes.

had this huge issue when restoring my computer a week or so ago.
Twas not fun. At all. ><;

I use windows XP home edition.

Currently, Vista. Hoping to move to Windows 7 soon. Actually, sort of Linux-ist at heart. xD

Though I HATE it, Vista.
I need to get my own laptop and Windows 7. x n x

I'm using windows 7, and it hasn't failed me so far. I've been tempted to switch to Ubuntu on more than one occasion, but I hear Adobe products don't run well in Wine, and I really want to keep using Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign. I paid good money for those. ;O;