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Friday, February 08, 2008

And now for the OS

After choosing the hardware (for our developer laptops), we have to choose the OS. Here are some of the most obvious choices:

  1. XP 32 bits - uhmm, fast and boring, wider compatibility range. Still a chance.
  2. XP 64 bits - getting better...
  3. Vista 32 bits - nice and cosy, just didn't like the video experience on D830 with nVidia Quadro 140; some compatibility problems that will have to be solved with VMs, but I love VMs :)
  4. Vista 64 bits - more compatibility problems, haven't tried it yet on the D830
  5. Windows Server 2008 - great on server tests compatibility, usability, performance, application support and minimalist experience, low on eye candy...
  6. Hyper-V with a combination of several of the later - this is the one I love the most - downside: 180d after RTM to ship...
  7. Ubuntu - ok, funny, now really?...

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