patrickmcginnis59 10839 (5/14/2013)
Lol I despise windows 8 / server 2012. Microsoft has also changed direction with their application programming tools to a stupid degree. Azure itself will probably have a considerable changing featureset and Microsoft has stumbled to a stupid degree in just trying to provide a web service people can depend on. Heck, I really thought with windows 7 and server 2008 Microsoft was really getting their act together, and then we get 8 / 2012 which is a pretty big disappointment.
Not sure I agree. There are a few user things in Win 8 that I think were not well thought through, mostly because they're not completely implemented. The switch from full screen apps to the desktop isn't well integrated. However the quick start times, and improvements in internals (disk transfers, HA stuff), seem to be positive steps.
I'd be interested in how many folks here at sql server central are active with other technology. In my own case, I've used linux personally quite a bit, can put it to work at my place of employment, and while I'm not big on Mysql, I really like Postgresql, although I'm still pretty early on in my education regarding its use.
I use SQL Server, and I like it. However I'm agnostic. I've managed DB2, Oracle, worked with MySQL and PostgreSQL for pet projects, and for the most part they're databases. They work well. I like that SQL Server includes lots of extras that make my whole life easier, though I'm sure the other tools are learning and catching up quickly.
I use OSX and Linux and they do the job, though not necessarily better than Windows. I like OSX better, but not enough to complain about going back to Windows. They're all close.