It's not my intention to start a OS war in here, just to see how diverse we are in our use of OSes. So let's play nice.

And if none of the answers is a perfect fit, then please pick the one that's closest to your reality.
Yes, on bare metal, but only for work
.Yes, on bare metal, but very rarely (eg. for things like updating certain appliances/software)
Yes, on bare metal and on VM's, but only for work
but my vote goes to:Yes, on bare metal, often and for different things/reasons
and actually only for updating sometimes. That partition is just gathering dust on my driveYes, on bare metal, but very rarely (eg. for things like updating certain appliances/software)
To me that sounds a lot like "Yes, on bare metal, often and for different things/reasons", doesn't it? The question wasn't 'do you like Windows', after all.tovian wrote:My answer also does not have a good fit among the selections...
I use Windows and Mint almost interchangeably - from 60-40 (Windows-Mint) to 50-50.
I am migrating my personal usage more-and-more to Linux, but my clients are (essentially) all Windows. I have to keep up with Windows so I can support them (even though I take and use my Mint laptop when I go onsite).