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October 30th, 2009

Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:07 am

Categories: Thoughts

Tags: Operating System, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

OK, time for a new feature, one that I’m calling “Friday Challenge.” Today’s challenge: What can your OS do that mine can’t?

A piece I published earlier has generated a lot of feedback from readers. But the problem that I’m feeling with much of the feedback is that it’s really little more than “my OS is better than your OS … na na nana na!” So, here’s my challenge to you. Give me an example of what your OS (Windows/Mac/Linux) can do (and it has to be a useful, end user feature) that can’t be achieved on another OS.

Rulz: Running specific apps designed for a particular OS doesn’t count, but feel free to throw in opening certain file formats. Points will be awarded! Point will also be awarded/deducted if someone points out that something that someone else has said can’t be done can actually be done. Extra points if that action is doable using free software! Also, this is all in good fun, so keep it civil, OK!

Go!

Adrian Kingsley-HughesAdrian is a technology journalist and author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology. He also runs a popular blog called The PC Doctor. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations

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RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?
My OS can convince CFO's of major corporations to spend $1000's of dollars on expensive hardware and software to provide basic wordprocessing, web and email facilities to the majority of their employees who don't actually need some of the specialist applications useded by the few.

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My OS can break 5% global desktop market share!  ericesque | 10/30/09
Why do you insist in behaving as an idiot?  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
Come on, -3, you can do better than that.  James T. Kirk | 10/30/09
MacOS is at 5.12% as of 2009-10-30  GrimmReaperSound | 10/30/09
Not quite.  ericesque | 10/30/09
Sales don't account...  Stuka | 10/30/09
no, they don't...  ericesque | 10/30/09
web browsing stats?  condelirios | 11/02/09
ericesque  Axsimulate | 10/30/09
Even when he quotes Apple directly?  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Another way of phrasing your statement  NonZealot | 10/30/09
@NonZealot  Axsimulate | 10/30/09
What was uncivil about what I wrote?  NonZealot | 10/30/09
@NonZealot  Axsimulate | 10/30/09
A backstabbing blow? LOL!!  NonZealot | 10/30/09
@NonZealot  Axsimulate | 10/30/09
This time I agree with Axsimulate (shudder)  wolf_z | 10/31/09
But you didn't state a fact.  mikekayb | 11/23/09
In the same way  Richard Flude | 10/30/09
... Zealot by the human race  MacCanuck | 11/02/09
I live in a trailer park  macadam | 11/02/09
Trailer park  compudog | 11/02/09
OMG your right!  drmgiver | 10/30/09
My OS (Ubuntu) can stop a Trojan in its tracks!  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
Same here.....  daMan25 | 10/30/09
but can't stop Psyb0t?  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
Thats a weak password issue not a linux issue  deaf_e_kate | 10/31/09
Nice name "deaf_e_kate"  Raid6 | 11/02/09
pontification on psybot  tmsbrdrs | 11/02/09
psybot  tmsbrdrs | 11/02/09
ummm.  crabbypup | 11/04/09
Apparently you haven't seen the MSF  mtgarden | 10/30/09
And I have tools to repair the Space Shuttle while it's in orbit...  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
LOL great comment  BillDem | 10/30/09
less targeted? Uh-huh  drmgiver | 10/30/09
link please?  tmsbrdrs | 11/02/09
Wr-Wr-Wr-WRONG!  ericesque | 10/30/09
Do you know what a Trojan is? (rhetorical question)  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
You've got your malware definitions all wrong.  ericesque | 10/30/09
All botnets have a command center  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
You sir, need to go back to security school. You're quite clueless.(nt)  ericesque | 10/30/09
How so?  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
More specific:  ericesque | 10/30/09
You keep removing features from it so the question is:  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
Mentalist . . .  CobraA1 | 10/31/09
Hey Mentalist, you might like this  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Read again... It's not what you think!  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
LOL, it says EXACTLY what I think it says  NonZealot | 10/30/09
That was a manual job not a Trojan  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
A trojan, by definition, is a manual job  NonZealot | 10/30/09
What will you redefine next?  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
Actually, Mentalist is right.  ericesque | 10/30/09
Yes a botnet installed manually  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
@Mental  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Manual means the person who installed it did it on purpose while Trojan...  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
Wow, you are truly an odd individual  NonZealot | 10/30/09
You have a wild imagination...  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
And you have mad denial skillz  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Refuting the figments of your imagination is not denial.  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
You still can't deny it  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Mentalist, today you've helped us illustrate trojans AND botnets on Linux!  ericesque | 10/30/09
How so?  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
Us do not need...  bjbrock | 10/30/09
A condom? sorry couldn't resist. nt  USTechHead | 11/02/09
This is really silly, but...  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
Um duh.  drmgiver | 10/30/09
Which all trojans are reliant on.  Sleeper Service | 10/31/09
Yes, I agree  drmgiver | 10/31/09
It's software is in the fact that it's not hardware  ericesque | 11/02/09
Check your facts  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
My OS (Ubuntu) can run in multiple architectures  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
My OS can be installed anywhere, virtualized environments, etc, with no  DonnieBoy | 10/30/09
Invalid...  ShadowGIATL | 11/01/09
Depends on definition  SamHobbs | 11/02/09
The definition of "is"...  ShadowGIATL | 11/02/09
Windows embedded  Raid6 | 11/02/09
Better/Larger Hardware/Software Selection  Tom12Tom | 10/30/09
False!  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
Within the rulz  wolf_z | 10/30/09
Except that it's not a true statement  frgough | 10/30/09
Are you serious? What planet are you from?  BillDem | 10/30/09
Read my statement again  frgough | 10/30/09
Tell that to BeOS...  wolf_z | 10/31/09
"Severely distorting reality": There's an App for that, too  GuidingLight | 10/30/09
Same can be said the other way...  ShadowGIATL | 11/01/09
All Linux varients run on ARM?  GuidingLight | 10/30/09
Arm has been supported for a very long time  daengbo | 10/31/09
Re: My OS is "green"  contech_dan | 10/30/09
Linux is the OS of choice for a scrounger!  Raid6 | 11/02/09
I can write iPhone apps on my OS  tiger9055 | 10/30/09
Nope, that's a specific app. (NT)  nick.holmes | 10/30/09
Eiffel Studio...  Spikey_Mike | 11/02/09
Really, the only thing that Win7 has going for it is software compatibility  DonnieBoy | 10/30/09
Well, that, and a 90%+ market share.  James T. Kirk | 10/30/09
Sorry, YES, that is important. You want to run the OS that others are using  DonnieBoy | 10/30/09
What can your OS do....  bjbrock | 10/30/09
Well...  James T. Kirk | 10/30/09
IDIC  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
Running on?  drmgiver | 10/30/09
Market share is not a capability  mlindl | 11/03/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
Because...  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
It shouldn't matter  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
That's why...  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
I'm aware of that  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
Your points = 0  GrimmReaperSound | 10/30/09
Novell!?!  justanitguy | 10/30/09
The ultimate stupid question  Economister | 10/30/09
Sorry  drmgiver | 10/30/09
is that because they copied Novells eDirectory?  deaf_e_kate | 10/31/09
Spoken as a true softie  Spikey_Mike | 11/02/09
My OS (Ubuntu) get its security updates from trusted repositories  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
Actually...  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
That is just an aggregator and it has many points of failure  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
The challenge...  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
An aggregator is not a repository  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
It is if it's configured to be.  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
Why?  drmgiver | 10/30/09
Because.  dave.leigh@... | 11/03/09
My desktop OS (Ubuntu)....  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
Ubuntu...  justanitguy | 10/30/09
So?  drmgiver | 10/30/09
My OS relates well with other OSes, it does not try to stop you from using  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
Not true in Win7  mtgarden | 10/30/09
That's a plus for Windows 7  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
Interesting....  ShadowGIATL | 11/01/09
Strongly doubt that  T1Oracle | 11/02/09
You can doubt if you wish.  ShadowGIATL | 11/02/09
My OS (Ubuntu) does not impose a Genuine Advantage on you  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
I would re-phrase.  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
Thanks for the correction...  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
I think you misspelled that.  Rick_K | 10/30/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
Security updates on a schedule? Wow, that's safe!  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
....  Badgered | 10/30/09
It's too bad Windows exploits aren't used on a schedule, huh? happy  eMJayy | 10/30/09
Maybe MS could make an arrangement with the malware industry and...  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
I thought they HAD an arrangement!  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
Exploits ARE on a schedule  darkonc | 11/25/09
Wow  drmgiver | 10/30/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
Wow....  drmgiver | 10/30/09
What can my OS not do that yours can?  HypnoToad72 | 10/30/09
Here you go.  frgough | 10/30/09
Um, both Linux and Windows can do every single one of those  NonZealot | 10/30/09
No, they can't. Fact.  frgough | 10/30/09
Except they can.  Sleeper Service | 10/30/09
I especially loved list items like this one  NonZealot | 10/30/09
You know you've won the argument  frgough | 10/30/09
Funny  Viva la crank dodo | 11/02/09
Feel free  frgough | 10/30/09
not all...  Stuka | 10/30/09
Which is why I stated up front  frgough | 10/30/09
#6 is so true!  lostarchitect | 10/30/09
#6 so false !  8007342 | 11/02/09
Sorry- double post (NT)  nilotpal_c | 10/30/09
A lot of things in that list that both can do  nilotpal_c | 10/30/09
Exactly right  NonZealot | 10/30/09
They become a "major feature"  GuidingLight | 10/30/09
Wrong  frgough | 10/30/09
Try to follow your own advice  nilotpal_c | 10/30/09
It can in fact do these things  wolf_z | 10/31/09
Context  Viva la crank dodo | 11/02/09
You're giving up a lot of points to corrections.  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
Thanks for taking the time  NonZealot | 10/30/09
I suppose by labels,  nilotpal_c | 10/30/09
Reading comprehension. Try it.  frgough | 10/30/09
Oh give it up!  Sleeper Service | 10/31/09
Why give it up  MacCanuck | 11/02/09
HUH  rbettencourt@... | 11/03/09
Just wait till you get to the bottom....  ShadowGIATL | 11/01/09
Reading comprehension: You Fail.  dave.leigh@... | 11/03/09
re: Reading comprehension. Try it.  none none | 11/03/09
what linux can't boot off an external usb drive???  calanor | 10/31/09
Okay wait a second you're wrong on several of these...  Peter Perry | 10/31/09
Here is your revised list.  ShadowGIATL | 11/01/09
So many valid points here...  Karmic Koala | 11/02/09
What? (nt)  ShadowGIATL | 11/02/09
My OS can legally run digitally protected media  easson | 10/30/09
But if another OS can, then your post is meaningless.  Letophoro | 10/30/09
Is that a feature?  TripleII | 10/30/09
Your wrong  drmgiver | 10/30/09
This is crazy talk.  none none | 11/03/09
Focus, and stop blathering  Raid6 | 11/03/09
My OS can run as a desktop and Server simultaneously n/t  n0neXn0ne | 10/30/09
What OS can't? (nt)  dchase@... | 10/30/09
I omitted for FREE! out the box n/t  n0neXn0ne | 10/30/09
So can Windows  NonZealot | 10/30/09
I use Win Server 2008 R2 as a desktop.  ShadowGIATL | 11/01/09
OSX can migrate applications to new installs  jgpeters | 10/30/09
Well, my OS is actually 3 OSes... wink  BillDem | 10/30/09
Um...`  drmgiver | 10/30/09
False  Patanjali | 11/01/09
Yea... umm..  ShadowGIATL | 11/01/09
lol!  drmgiver | 11/01/09
Are you in a bubble?  ShadowGIATL | 11/02/09
Using your criteria, Linux wins easily  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Constant Kernel Panics?  jgpeters | 10/30/09
I don't believe you since that wasn't my experience  NonZealot | 10/30/09
I didn't say you were lying  jgpeters | 10/30/09
Got them on mine. Was device driver problem.  BillDem | 10/30/09
Pay no attention to WinZealot.  Rick_K | 10/30/09
Your experience differs from mine  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Actually!  drmgiver | 10/30/09
@jgpeters  Axsimulate | 11/02/09
Uhm... Crossover...  Stuka | 10/30/09
If speed is measured at all, then Linux has to win  T1Oracle | 11/02/09
My OS changes default printer with network location  NonZealot | 10/30/09
There. That wasn't so hard, was it?  frgough | 10/30/09
My OS can do ...  n0neXn0ne | 10/30/09
Unfortunately mine can't... yet  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
Ubuntu can't  Real World | 10/30/09
That seems like a huge advantage  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Nice!  Fark | 10/30/09
That's a software vendor issue  eMJayy | 10/30/09
Sure you can.  TripleII | 10/30/09
Again  drmgiver | 10/30/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  tietchen | 10/30/09
Exactly right  NonZealot | 10/30/09
My OS...  Harry Bardal | 10/30/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  Real World | 10/30/09
*sigh*  Real World | 10/30/09
Some geeky things, couple not.  TripleII | 10/30/09
Yes...  Ben_E | 10/30/09
One of the many conversations with Ed...  TripleII | 10/30/09
Not unique to Linux  frgough | 10/30/09
My OS (Ubuntu/Linux) can compile C for free  truethug | 10/30/09
So can mine (Windows 7)  honeymonster | 10/30/09
You disregard the most import capability.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/09
Not valid, it's tasks.  TripleII | 10/30/09
Ok, task  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/09
Works just fine in Linux.  TripleII | 10/30/09
A good point.  lostarchitect | 10/30/09
Indeed.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/09
Has nothing to do with the OS....  storm14k | 10/30/09
Of course its about the apps.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/30/09
No, it's all about accomplishing something.  TripleII | 10/30/09
Thats a task AND a solution constraint  NonZealot | 10/30/09
It is still a function of the OS.  TripleII | 10/30/09
Good point on the netbook  NonZealot | 10/30/09
You make a good point....  storm14k | 10/30/09
THe key word you used is CAPABILITY  eMJayy | 10/30/09
Which is why this "challenge" is silly.  NonZealot | 10/30/09
It does matter...  storm14k | 10/30/09
Exactly  eMJayy | 10/30/09
Linux devs discourage proprietary software  connor33 | 11/02/09
Linux is designed to be difficult for proprietary developers  connor33 | 11/02/09
You also run an OS for the support  frgough | 10/30/09
My OS can...  storm14k | 10/30/09
Since I use Windows, OS X and Linux...  Sleeper Service | 10/30/09
My OS (z/OS) can run 90% CPU and guarentee milisecond txn response time  Norm_z | 10/30/09
Rock on...  zkiwi | 10/30/09
90% CPU millisecond response? Cool!  wolf_z | 10/31/09
Run AutoCAD (nt)  GuidingLight | 10/30/09
Wine...  dchase@... | 10/30/09
I may have missed that rule  GuidingLight | 10/30/09
3D Modeling is broken  osreinstall | 10/30/09
What about VM?  dchase@... | 10/31/09
It should  osreinstall | 10/31/09
it runs.  lostarchitect | 10/31/09
Skip that..  nucrash | 11/02/09
And it costs more.  osreinstall | 11/02/09
How do you figure?  nucrash | 11/03/09
Looked up the price.  osreinstall | 11/03/09
No it can't...  TripleII | 10/30/09
Run Solidworks  crazydanr@... | 10/30/09
Never heard of it.  TripleII | 10/30/09
Seriously? You've never heard of SolidWorks?  James T. Kirk | 10/30/09
Nope, never heard of it.  TripleII | 10/30/09
I would like to point out...  James T. Kirk | 10/30/09
In mechanical realm, no doubt.  TripleII | 10/30/09
I run it  nucrash | 11/02/09
Not some "CAD" program  crazydanr@... | 11/01/09
Redhat ran Pro/E  nucrash | 11/02/09
Replicate my setup and run it on any number of computers  ArtInvent | 10/30/09
Can be done in Windows  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
No need for (even vaguely) identical computers  darkonc | 11/25/09
Can I play?  Rick_K | 10/30/09
Can I play too?  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Then why did you buy  any_os | 10/30/09
Are you not familiar with the phrase: by and large?  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Oh I see, I stand corrected then,  any_os | 10/30/09
Glad I could help!!  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Windows Fail  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
Windows can do that too...  The Mentalist | 10/30/09
But then I would be a pirate  Rick_K | 10/30/09
Not sure where you're trying to go with this...  PlayFair | 10/30/09
You can  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
I can game on my OS (with caveat)  WoW > Work | 10/30/09
So can I (with caveat)  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
Can you play this?  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
Copy my settings  dchase@... | 10/30/09
Roaming profiles  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Different  dchase@... | 10/30/09
Probably right about requiring DC  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Copy profile  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
Does this work across computers?  dchase@... | 10/30/09
Yes  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
@Loverock Davidson  Axsimulate | 11/03/09
@NonZealot  Axsimulate | 11/03/09
@dchase  Axsimulate | 11/03/09
My wife's OS allows me to NOT spend time on it.  CounterEthicsCommissioner-23034636492738337469105860790963 | 10/30/09
....  Badgered | 11/02/09
My (other) OS (Windows) can crash Chuck Norris  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
Adrian: I don't think you should make the rules since you are biased  D. T. Schmitz | 10/30/09
Let me guess...  ShadowGIATL | 11/02/09
This is too easy...  dave@... | 10/30/09
Very nicely done  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Bravo!  archerjoe | 10/30/09
I think we have a winner!!  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
Them was the days...  A Grain of Salt | 10/30/09
Way to stick up for the old girl.  heytherezippy | 11/02/09
I miss my Amiga  blorincz | 11/04/09
My OS binds documents to applications without an install  mschmitt | 10/30/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  Zlatko.Lakisic | 10/30/09
My OS can prevent me from ...  mKind | 10/30/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  mKind | 10/30/09
Dear Adrian  snberk341 | 10/30/09
Actually it is very useful....  storm14k | 10/30/09
You should read a few....  snberk341 | 10/30/09
$$$  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Put me in License Hell.  darkonc | 11/25/09
The followup article may be quite telling...or damaging  storm14k | 10/30/09
It might just show that non technical factors are at play  NonZealot | 10/30/09
I agree....  storm14k | 10/30/09
Score: Windows-maybe 2, OSX-0, Linux-maybe 3, Amiga:Priceless  PlayFair | 10/30/09
Nvidia 8400M GS?  storm14k | 10/30/09
While we are doing Linux hardware troubleshooting  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Looks like theres support now...  storm14k | 10/30/09
Good to hear  NonZealot | 10/30/09
Mine can do everything....  bjbrock | 10/30/09
My OS can play Blu-Ray movies without requiring a Hack  Qbt | 10/30/09
Both Windows(es) and OSX can do that  AndyCee | 10/31/09
(nt)  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
I didn't know Mac shipped with blu ray drives  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
You're right  AndyCee | 11/04/09
Windows does not have native Bluray support  JM1981 | 11/02/09
Windows is the only OS that supports Blu-ray @ 1080p  Joe_Raby | 11/02/09
Sure it can, but there is a but...  Raid6 | 11/02/09
Are you going to do the same challenge with Smartphone OSs?  NonZealot | 10/30/09
I like the way open source programs are installed with Linux  bearlyworking | 10/30/09
No matter how many times people claim some OS is better than Windows...  Qbt | 10/30/09
Thanks for the classic fallacy  jgpeters | 10/30/09
Mr. Lemming, your vacation planner called...  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
Well, mine is bigger than yours. So there (nt) wink  Economister | 10/30/09
Too bad that only applies to your OS (nt) wink wink  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  DannyO_0x98 | 10/30/09
Just discovered that Ubuntu now OWNS Win7 in audio config capability  eMJayy | 10/30/09
Is that Windows fault...  Ben_E | 10/30/09
Yes, it is Windows fault  eMJayy | 10/30/09
Generic sound GUI?  Ben_E | 10/31/09
Driver availability  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  Agnostic_OS | 10/30/09
Fail.  dave.leigh@... | 10/30/09
My OS (Windows) Can do...  NStalnecker | 10/30/09
FAIL  eMJayy | 10/30/09
Third party apps. Fail.  frgough | 10/30/09
Epic Fail  JM1981 | 11/02/09
Ummm...  Rick_K | 11/02/09
Licensing... Windows loses  obelisk23 | 10/30/09
Geez- Is there a Grownup Section?  jpr75_z | 10/30/09
nt  frgough | 10/30/09
Lets change it up  drmgiver | 10/30/09
Wrong question. Misses the point completely.  James Quinn | 10/30/09
What Windows can do  hugoleijtens | 10/30/09
Somebody please call Alan Turing . . . (nt)  CobraA1 | 10/30/09
Easy-to-use, security and stability are important !  Joseph_Proudhon | 10/31/09
Which is why I use Windows 7.  CobraA1 | 10/31/09
The right choice ? LOL  Joseph_Proudhon | 10/31/09
Yup  CobraA1 | 10/31/09
scrolling in a window which is not in focus  calanor | 10/31/09
Works in OS X, too. [NT]  msalzberg | 11/01/09
My OS can . .  CobraA1 | 10/31/09
So can Linux  drmgiver | 10/31/09
Thoughts . . .  CobraA1 | 10/31/09
Wow, where do I start....  drmgiver | 10/31/09
You very much misunderstand . . .  CobraA1 | 10/31/09
lol I will explain it to the simpleminded Windows user  drmgiver | 10/31/09
Movies you can't play, sounds great.  CobraA1 | 10/31/09
@Cobra1  Spikey_Mike | 11/02/09
Spyware  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
@Spikey  CobraA1 | 11/02/09
I have several OSes, but I'll try to avoid points mentioned above  daengbo | 10/31/09
Mine can run literally thousands of different  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 10/31/09
Can you spell D_R_M ?  Joseph_Proudhon | 10/31/09
"but what about the best ones?"  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 11/03/09
I run Win 7 Pro on my netbook  Raid6 | 11/02/09
To: Adrian  Runningwithscissors | 10/31/09
lol Agreed!  Ben_E | 10/31/09
It should be evident to everyone that...  zkiwi | 10/31/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  Diane84 | 10/31/09
Got a minor one for Ubuntu  AndyCee | 10/31/09
Back on topic:  Aussie_Troll | 11/01/09
RTFM !  Joseph_Proudhon | 11/01/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  photomstr@... | 11/01/09
Never heard of VIRTUAL MACHINE?  photomstr@... | 11/01/09
UM you can run VMs on Linux as well  JM1981 | 11/02/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  photomstr@... | 11/01/09
My OS's...  ShadowGIATL | 11/01/09
Run another fully featured OS & its apps -- natively  boxmonkey | 11/01/09
What if i can run Windows inside MacOS... happy  Joseph_Proudhon | 11/02/09
Outside of VM....  ShadowGIATL | 11/02/09
For ubuntu...  Joseph_Proudhon | 11/02/09
No command line  Evil(er) Overlord | 11/02/09
Can tell that you really don't work in IT  JM1981 | 11/02/09
Who said I work in IT?  Evil(er) Overlord | 11/03/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  Bradish@... | 11/02/09
My OS can cure Cancer, faster than yours  nucrash | 11/02/09
80 degrees? ish too warm. Anything over 72  JM1981 | 11/02/09
I had to open some windows  nucrash | 11/02/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  tady | 11/02/09
My OS can run without BSOD's or suffering Windows rot.  T1Oracle | 11/02/09
Panic attacks  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
My OS (Linux) doesn't allow the BSA to extort $$$  Spikey_Mike | 11/02/09
Malware  epcraig | 11/02/09
Linux malware  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  LeeC | 11/02/09
(nt)  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
Regardless of the OS, ZDNet talkbacks UI can be improved happy  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
and attitude  Evil(er) Overlord | 11/03/09
Installs on 100% of computers  Earthling2 | 11/02/09
Not native  boxmonkey | 11/02/09
ZDNET is supposed to be about business and technology  connor33 | 11/02/09
Ahhhhhhh Shaddup. (nt)  heytherezippy | 11/02/09
OS X can, but Windows and Linux can't  Axsimulate | 11/02/09
Next time...  RocketEater | 11/02/09
@RockEater  Axsimulate | 11/02/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  gnomic@... | 11/02/09
WOW!!!  joe6pack_z | 11/02/09
joe6pack_z  Axsimulate | 11/02/09
What my PC can do that your Mac cant!  gamescoper | 11/02/09
gamescoper  Axsimulate | 11/02/09
Heres what you cannot do on Linux  rbettencourt@... | 11/02/09
I have seen MuseScore in action  ~doolittle~ | 11/02/09
Tried it is lacking  rbettencourt@... | 11/02/09
I look through the screenshots and it's not like Rosegarden.  Grayson Peddie | 11/02/09
Looks good  rbettencourt@... | 11/03/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  LadyAurora | 11/02/09
My OS is not bundled with hardware  SamHobbs | 11/02/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  condelirios | 11/02/09
SAMBA?  SpikeyMike | 11/03/09
@ condelirios  Axsimulate | 11/03/09
My OS Can Cause A subdural Hematoma..  Grey Ash | 11/02/09
typical Andorean (nt)  pgit | 11/02/09
"Its how we transfer user profiles during a refresh."  pgit | 11/02/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  NCWeber | 11/02/09
Linux can cause acne to worsen...  Raid6 | 11/02/09
My OS can play smooth HiDef content with minor resource consumption!  8007342 | 11/02/09
Are you drunk ?  Joseph_Proudhon | 11/02/09
You assume I have only one?  fletchoid | 11/02/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  freethinkerinfl | 11/02/09
What OS?  Raid6 | 11/02/09
@freethinkerinfl  Axsimulate | 11/03/09
My OS can do what yours cannot  heytherezippy | 11/02/09
Display PDFs etc.  wright_is | 11/03/09
@writght_is  Axsimulate | 11/03/09
Looks like both: W7 and U9.10 are having setup issues  Earthling2 | 11/03/09
Make it three  Earthling2 | 11/03/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  jeremychappell | 11/03/09
OpenVMS  maurert@... | 11/03/09
Nice try, though.  PaladinIII | 11/03/09
A Response that is on Topic  nucrash | 11/03/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  Fluxstringer | 11/03/09
Group fonts  concrete lamposts | 11/04/09
It's easy to license, easy to upgrade and I can call it mine  Gerardo.Tasistro | 11/04/09
linux ipod love  kil4odin | 11/04/09
@kil4odin  Axsimulate | 11/04/09
Grow a Beard.  Grey Ash | 11/04/09
When Windows 7 can run Mac OS X 10.5.6 call me!  Appreciate-Tech | 11/06/09
Mine can mount ISOs natively  LeonBA | 11/06/09
So can mine  mschmitt | 11/07/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  dcon11 | 11/12/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't?  cocococo013 | 11/16/09
My OS can execute BASIC from the command line  mikekayb | 11/23/09
My OS can destroy my documents for me....  darkonc | 11/25/09
RE: Friday Challenge: What can your OS do that mine can't? *NEW*  DesertJim | 11/25/09

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