Monday, November 15, 2010

Windows VS Linux

Hello everyone, this is a review for the pros and cons of Windows and Linux.
This is from my experience with Windows and Linux.
I hope you all enjoy it.

Windows (including windows 7, XP, and Vista)

Pros:
  1. Compatibility with most, if not, all games made for the PC.
  2. Easy to use, especially if you used the old Windows operating systems.
  3. You don't need to use the command line for most programming.

Cons:
  1. Viruses are made mainly for Windows and Windows programs.
  2. Windows systems are more vulnerable to spyware.
  3. Vista is not easy to use (e.g. Vista asks for user account credentials [or UAC] every time a program starts).

Linux

Pros
  1. Hardly any viruses can get into the computer so long as you keep Linux up to date.
  2. Everything is free when Linux is concerned because it is under the open source license.
  3. Users are developing Windows drivers for Linux.

Cons
  1. Technical tasks require the command line (e.g. if you want to look up your specs is great detail you need to use the command line).
  2. If you turn off the computer the wrong way you could mess up the files on Linux and possibly lose all data.
  3. Lniux is not yet compatible with Windows drivers.

ADMIN NOTE: Numerous edits to look better

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