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@dash,
Sigh, ok I will have to withdraw my vote. If I can could I change to windows? Sorry, I just love linux so much and yes, I do play on it every now and then but I mostly play with sucky Windows because I play lots of other games that are PC only.
Your ok racer we're going to be a statistical blip anyway, lol
Windows SUCKS!!! IViva la Tux!
hey, it rhymes... Wh0a!!! XD XD XD XD :'( :'( :'( :'(
what, smilies? Embarrassed?
in my posts, from now on, :'( means embarrassment
And @billybob, windows has more games, but it doesn't have BETTER games!!! Muahahahahaaaaaa...
Mozilla- the Linux browser of choice.
I HAVE WINDOWS BC ITS THE BEST
BC?
Buy Linux!
Oh.. I'm a Mac user.
Sniper
And let my os be:
Xandros 3 DE.
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I got windows! Add smily (XD) to listy! Lol
Windows sucks, Linux rocks, Mac OS is a solid alternative to both. That's my opinion.
[~The DJ~]
And make:
Sasuke's vote count for Mac,
and Mozilla and my votes count for Linux.
That's how I feel about this.
Hmmm,
The ratio of Macs to Windblows is not in keeping with the international averages eh? Very interesting. How IS it defined that Macs only have 2% of the marketshare?
Katherine
^ Because not worrying about that point has kept them focused on building the better system for all us "smart" users XD
Because this game was devaloped for Mac... Not for Windows. Heres a quote.
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"When we designed this game it was with the Mac gamer in mind," project lead Joe Maruschak of BraveTree Productions said "and we thought to prove it we┤d release first on the Mac platform to show our commitment to OS X." ThinkTanks, a light-hearted combat game in the spirit of the old Atari classics (but with an updated 3D look and online opponents), is nearing completion. Keep an eye on MacGamer for a full review.
"To my knowledge this is the first multi-platform title since the Quake 3 beta test, that has come out first on the Mac," commented Jay Moore, GarageGames Evangelist.
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You don't have to let go of one rope before grabbing the other. But you'll have to let go of one if you want to swing forward.
@ TankGirl |K8|
I think this pretty much says it all!
Here's a link to the actual article though!
Mac Users Rule "Says Study"
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July 12, 2002
Mac Users Rule Says Study
By Michael Singer
Despite holding a grip on only 8.2 percent of the online population in the U.S., Macintosh users reign supreme, according to a new report released Friday.
According to the survey from Internet metrics provider Nielsen//NetRatings (Quote, Chart), Mac users are more educated, live in higher income households and are more Web savvy than their PC-compatible counterparts because more than half of them have been using the Web for at least five years.
The survey was conducted shortly after Apple Computer (Quote, Chart) released its new iMac. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker is currently campaigning to encourage people to make the switch from PC to Mac, bringing attention to the activities of Mac users.
So how cool are Mac addicts?
New York and Milpitas, Calif.-based Nielsen//NetRatings also found Mac users are 58 percent more likely than the average surfer to build Web pages and 53 percent more likely to seek out product reviews.
The Apple elite also have a higher propensity to purchase online than the average surfer, with the most popular purchases falling into the computer hardware, software and music categories.
On the other hand, Mac owners are less likely to read horoscopes online or play any kind of online game.
"With above-average household income and education levels, the Mac population presents a very attractive target for marketers, both online and offline," said NetRatings director and principal analyst TS Kelly. "Companies who reach Mac consumers will be able to get their messaging across to people who have been online longer, are more educated and purchase slightly more than the average Web surfer."
Demographically, online Apple users are fairly representative of the online population as a whole. The most noticeable departure is level of education: 70.2 percent of Mac users online have a college or postgraduate degree, compared to 54.2 percent of the overall online populace.
Apple has positioned the iMac to place it in the center of the home as a digital hub, connecting digital devices such as the iPod, digital cameras, and digital video camcorders. This strategy puts it in the crosshairs of consumer electronics giant Sony (Quote, Chart), whose Vaio computers tie together Sony's own suite of digital peripheral devices with Universal Serial Bus and FireWire connections.
Just as the QuickTime Player is the multimedia player of choice for this group, Nielsen//NetRatings said Windows Media Player, despite its availability for the Mac, is understandably the least used player.
Statistically speaking, QuickTime ranks below Windows Media Player and RealMedia Player when it comes to a streaming media platform. Nielsen//NetRatings recently found that Apple's slice of the pie was a little larger than it historically had reported.
A group with such high marks is a desirable target for sure, says analysts. Mac computers tend to attract certain personality types - people who use their Macs very creatively, who stay loyal, and who have been familiar with technology for quite some time.
But the challenge for content publishers and vendors targeting this particular segment, said Nielsen//NetRatings, is having to go through a single gateway - Apple Computer, whether it means working with developers of QuickTime, the Apple Web site, or OS X.
Many companies and industries will choose to pursue other relationships instead, but analysts say those that do reach Apple consumers will score a direct hit.
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I just think it's a nicer, tighter, freindlier community.
Napalm
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I use the one and only iMac!
Last edited: Thursday, December 16, 2004 at 1:55:58 PM
I'm dead serious about what I said last time, Dash. I really feel that way about OS's. And @^, I'm surprised that a dick like you voted for Mac.
Can a MOD please delete the last 7 comments or so?? I thought there was something interesting here… clicked the thread for nothing.
I have always found the MacOS a pleasure to use. Chalk up another 1 for Mac.
Windows... :(
I don't know what to do,Mac has more power for money,and windows is compatible for Lots of things,half the things I download are windows only.
Can't we all just get along...
Last edited: Thursday, December 16, 2004 at 5:51:09 PM
Wut daz dis buuutton doo? Alls I nows howe ta uzz is winders...gers im an edeiot... :)
Mac
@ enigma. Cure your anger, buy a mac for christmas. That's a good start getting people to like you.
Me & Mac are like -->thiiis<-- close to each other. Our relationship is *very* tight and we work together every day and night. We've had a relation since 1986, although I was cheating once or twice when being with my other beloved ones - the Commodore 64 and Amiga 500 (peace be with their souls)...
The thought of having any intimacy at all with a windows machine gives me the feel of being lost in noman's land. Only way I might interact with pc computers would be if I played one of those online games (see ThinkTanks), in wich developers have been kind enough to even implement functionality for pc users.
Regarding Linux, I'm not really sure of what I think. Mostly because I haven't tried it, but I'm also having doubts in its aesthetic look. Seems too geeky for my taste. Well, Linux was initiated by a good guy from my neighboring country (Finland) and the idea was to create an OS that was completely free and highly customizable. Almost to the same extent as Mac. So, for that I'll just give Linux one point extra, letting it reach the 2nd place in my list of operating systems.
Last, but not least, pc machines are so expensive... Couldn't afford one. If only they'd lower the prices to spare my poor pc buddies and their families economy.
Wiz, Linux is far more customizable from an administrative standpoint. There are certain things under the hood of the mac that can not be changed, like the kernel. In linux the kernel is commonly recompiled. In any case I still prefer the Mac!!!
Napalm
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Ok DJ write Jaxin with a font for the "I"
Beat that
м║║zeо
WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP!!
Or atleast start another thread to do that. It's completely pointless. For all you know he could very well be copy and pasting everything you ask him to do. It's an incredible waste of space.
Windows.
Linux, the generic windows.
I expect that the skewed numbers towards Macs and Linux have to do with TT being a smaller, independent game. If it weren't for using Linux, I doubt I would have found it. Because there are fewer games for Linux and the Mac, users of those platforms tend to go looking for games. Windows users, on the other hand, are inundated with choice. Most Windows users never get beyond the big commercial offerings I expect.
I also think there are probably more tankers running Windows than have posted here. Full-time Windows users just don't tend to be as aware or get caught up in the OS debate and would be less motivated to post in this thread, I would think.
As for the great Mac/PC debate, I think I said more than enough in this thread:
http://supra.planetthinktanks2.com/archives/comm-thread.asp?thread=4853&forum=4
For those who want to continue the fight, maybe you could go resurrect that thread? This one is still relatively civilized. XD
Monkey
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I gots a mac. A G4 and a G5. ;) XD
Mac, plain and simple.
I never thought more people would use Mac than Windows. Wow. Windows is hard to use. Besides, Mac has Virtual PC :) You can run Windows on OS. Not that you'd want to but....
I now can dual boot my pc, I am now officially running both Windows and Linux!
@ Monkey RE: "For those who want to continue the fight, maybe you could go resurrect that thread? This one is still relatively civilized."
Si me liked that discussion. But it too turned civilized with pretty flowers on it.
Huh?
I use windows XD
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Write me down for mac baby.
I'm a big WIndows 2000 user!
Yours
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Windows here
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Macness all the way!
i...i...iLikeMacs
@Lilalien,
sorry about the agument.....
I shoulda just ignored that fat nosed wing head.
but yes I like to use macs
Even though it freezes and sometimes starts to get very hot...
Hey add me to the mac part
W00t go macs!
Argument for PCs, m0ncky, and I made it myself:
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beat THAT, m0ncky!
~е~DJ WIngs~е~
Just a q 4 u dash.
Are you just making this survey for the sake of knowing who uses the most of one computer or are you doin' it for a project?
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Hi All,
I want to get a head count on who uses what operating system(windows,mac,linux,...). Once we have a large enough pool of numbers it would be fun to run some stats on it: TT player OS vs general population OS, overall percentages vs percentages who play specific game types and anything else we can think of. Post here and I'll keep a running count and name list. Please state your operating system first and then optionally why your operating system is best. I initialized the list with a few I know.
Linux: 4
Mac: 23
Windows: 12
Linux user list
dash
InfiniteMonkey
NUTS!
Racer445й
Mac user list
ReagentX
TankGirl
LilAlienD
ROGUE
OM
DanMac
Nick (Spark#22)
300+ping Kiwi
KillinBrainCells
napalm
MonkeeMan
DJ Mozilla(TS/UF/SA/EE)
Spunkyй (AU/TWC)
corey (FU)
aliensexist
Hugobrain
Revel
Tally Ho
BerthaCampaDiva
JamesBomb
MJ
HankstaTanksta
Jangles
Windows user list
Bolo
Rooster
Trivox
The Professor
Memphis
Fred (UF)й
Zeonic-SWAT
chineseknife
Chuck
EventH
BillyBob
Mysteryman
Last edited: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 7:17:06 AM