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Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

suraj — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 04:45:50 -0000

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Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Mszoee — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:56:29 -0000

Cripes for 35 year old technology they ought to help you switch

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Cfa77 — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:32:20 -0000

I just want to state that Ubuntu, with unity now, is just playing stupid. The OS was good as it was. And they had to change the inner philisophy subjacent to the Ubuntu OS. Unity really sucks. That's all I have to say...

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Sdonatasuk — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:36:26 -0000

Bullshit... I've used ubuntu for 6 years now, Windows 7 is superior to linux. Why? Because differently that you assume, some people want to concentrate on acctual content - example articles, scientific/creative programs, any other information. if i'm disturbed in ubuntu with suddely not working sound or tickling sound, or crashes, thats not learning for me, but distractions... This would be learning only for person who pursues knowledge in computing e.g. server configuration, software developing etc (not in all cases). In any other case its a waste of time and a lot of false hype. I can say only one thing, the good software development product is when you simply need to know how to install program and run it, thats it. Otherwise these distractions will spoil your work, and you won't be as good as others who use windows ir mac os X more productivelly. In other words what you are trying to say (methaphoricaly) is - this building is great (ubuntu), even if it is leaking water from the top and walls are made from cardboard. Sometimes this cardboard would collapse, but thats fine, because this way I can learn how to biuld new walls and modify house. Well, me and most I believe people without false illusions need a house, which would simply stay in its shape, be rubust and would allow its occupants to concentrate on whataver they do.. Its only a good scenario if you are a construction student, or in another words software developer.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Computer's Best Friend — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:25:38 -0000

Agreed. Windows is still making fat stacks because of the hordes of dumb-asses out there who know NOTHING about computers and see that Vista and 7 are pretty and easy to use for *BASIC* applications. Anything in-depth is almost never free, mind you. Had somebody even taught how to use Linux in high schools, we wouldn't be stuck on blogging sites arguing about which is better.

I prefer to use both 7 and Ubuntu (until my mom made me take it off my family's computer) for their own respective jobs. 7 has more and better Adobe and Flash support whilst Ubuntu specializes in being:
1.) Open-source/free
2.) Supportive of the concept of FREE apps
3.) Almost virus-free
4.) Easily modified and adapted for personalized use

Having said that, I hope I supported your point, DS234.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Guest — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:46:40 -0000

I couldn't have said it any better myself. I also built my machine. It's MY creation, not microshafts. It's MY choice and MY business if I want to change a piece of hardware on it. Therefore, I am using Ubuntu, although I still have Winblows XP installed...but that's only until I find a way to work around a few other things, such as streaming video on Netflix.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Oblivion — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:20:41 -0000

I see there are again two camps of thought here, so let me pitch in:

I:
- use Ubuntu → have for the past year,
- have WinXP and Ubuntu dualboot,
- used DOS and Windows since I was a kid,

I
am no programmer, so the transition was slow and painful but as I
slowly learned my way around Ubuntu I saw that, in terms of being an OS:
- Linux was much more customizable (from DE to setting key specific functions and installing or compiling software)
- Linux is far more stable (I once "over-cleaned" my system and I repaired it with a single command line)
-
Linux is greatly flexible in adapting to other platforms (you can
export in "alien" formats or install and run MS programs on Linux)
- Linux is more efficient (see below)
- Linux will survive if an irregularity occurs during update (ex: black out)

Safety of the OS:
- say what you want, but the majority of viruses don't work on Linux yet and that *is* an enormous plus as the reason I switched to Linux was because a virus bypassed my 2 AV
- most Linux distros don't come with a 15 year old back door "error" (which still persists) that randomly turns your computer on in the middle of the night and yes, I saw that happen.

In terms of simplicity and user friendliness:
-
it is less aggresive(it will not force you to do anything (Like MSN 7.5
forced users to update to Live or they could not use the service and
for no real reason. likewise, when Vista came out the number of BSOD in XP went up by 30% after the next update)
- the community is a "bit" harsh to newcomers as my first impression was that "just compile your own code man" was the most I will ever get from them.

Updates and upgrades are
- found automatically by the OS
- frequent (every week or more often)
- selectable (you can choose which packages to install and which to ignore)
- small

About efficiency:
- Programs are smaller:
((MS)Office2007 = 2 GB while OOO3.3 = 100-200 MB)

((MS)Maya 3D (2005) = 2.5 GB or (MS)3DStudioMax10 = 700 MB while Blender
2.5 = 23 MB) - go and check the numbers if you don't believe me
-
stable program versions are stored in central repositories on the net
from which you can de/install packages at any time as long as the
distribution is supported (18 months min)

- if a program lacks a package it will identify which exactly and prompt you to download it

- Linux uses less computer resources and (consequentially) power to run (even with special effects)

- computer hardware can be managed(CPU per core, memory and heat functions can be monitored and controlled seperately)

Having
used both types of OS in the past and therefore at least basically
knowing what I am talking about Blondel's comment in his post somewhat
offends me. What the Linux community "proves" or aims to prove is that
you can achieve the same end result you would with an MS OS and (in my
experience) with far less complications(upgrades/installs/repairs),
expense(software) and risk(piracy).

I will say, however that there *are* times when I would like to push
Linux out the door. The latest problem features an inability to enter
BIOS, Though it usually has to do with the computer deciding the
settings in the OS should be reset or changed. Still, I realize that
that is because my computer was built specifically for Windows OS and MS
have a tendency to release "universal" code and architecture that
surprisingly only works on their systems (.docx).

As for the comparison between Windows 7 and Ubuntu... let me quote two strangers:

"My Win7 shuts down in 13 seconds!"

"Congratulations, my Ubuntu has shut down in 7 since forever."

~Oblivion.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

DS234 — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:13:53 -0000

Can you mod windows to be open source? Didn't think so. Can you mod Windows to not read the files that viruses are carried in, making Windows useless? Didn't think so. Yeah, there is Anti-Viruses but on Linux 1. You don't have to worry about your AV missing some threats. 2. You don't have to run scans all the time. 3. You don't have to spend over $100 to ensure your safety. No I don't hate windows, in fact I love w7 and I am using it right now, it's just that Linux is more secure.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Starofradiance — Mon, 30 May 2011 23:26:44 -0000

I have my XP machine modded to the max, but even so both Ubuntu and OSX are far more secure. If I go on a know bad site, XP in Chrome, Firefox or IE will always acquire something forcing me to go into SafeMode to repair it. The same sites on Ubuntu and OSX? I have to close and restart the browser. That is all.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Atheist — Mon, 09 May 2011 05:18:43 -0000

Lol, it's people like you that make me ashamed to be associated with Linux. First off, in the into, you say it is challenging, but then say it's easy later own. Shows your idiocy right there.

1. It is completely possible to get viruses on Linux, it's just not as common because a) There's no .NET framework to make coding a virus that can affect a lot of people easy b) There isn't as big of a moronic (although it is growing, clearly shown by the fact you're using it) user base that is dumb enough to get a virus in the first place c) Linux is more secure, however not completely secure.

2. Not all Linux distros are or have to be open source.

3. That isn't necessarily apart of the Linux process.

4. LOLWUT! Where the hell did you pull that from? That isn't even remotely correct and i don't see why anyone would ever assume that.

5. Already stated how this is a contradiction.

6. So does Windows. Windows is probably better too because more people use it.

7. That's Compiz not Linux, although you do have a point. It would have been better to say that you can choose your desktop environment, window manager, and window decorator (along with your command line interface) in Linux, unlike in Windows.

8. Windows also helps you manage updates.

9. In either one you have to either get a separate application not natively installed on the OS, unless you happened to find a distro that came with lots of tools, ubuntu doesnt by the way. If you don't do that you do some deep stuff on both.

10. That is a valid point.

Yes, you are an embarrassment to the Linux community.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Reeves DeCuir — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:21:09 -0000

Linux will never be "easy to use" as long as updates break the GUI and cause me to lose valuable productivity searching for causes and solutions. Don't get me wrong, I have used both Suse and Ubuntu-Mint and found them to be very well suited to my needs, but this happens quite often with updates. I want to use my computer for productivity, not tinkering.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Ben Laden — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:38:00 -0000

OK Benny Laden has decided to do it anyway:
#1 Windows XP is the best productivity (and gaming) desktop - If you want an OS that is stable, fast, supports every hardware device you are likely to need/want, runs the best games, works well with broadband or other Internet connections, and had the best applications, Windows XP is your choice. It just freakin works. This is why it is also the most popular desktop OS on the market. Not because of slick marketing or predatory practices. Most companies have standardized on XP because it offers superior productivity for their user community. Apple and Linux fill niches, but for general purpose desktops, XP is the way to go. Here are a couple of “killer apps” that make XP the choice for most businesses:

Office Suite – Microsoft Office is the de facto standard. Sure there are alternatives, such as Open Office, but they are cheap clones that do not offer the power, ease of use, or compatibility with the rest of the world.
Best-of-Breed Specialty Applications – Photoshop, Illustrator, Project, Visio, AutoCAD. This is but a short list of products that professionals know are the best tools for the job. They all run best on Windows XP, although some might argue Photoshop runs better on a Mac. Again, there are *nix alternatives, but they are clones, not best-of-breed. You can run many of these using Wine, Cross-Over, or VMWare, but why emulate the best product when you can run the best product?
Wireless & cellular Support – I have yet to find the wireless network I cannot connect to with XP, but I’ve had plenty of problems under Linux. For Christmas, I got a shiny new Asus EeePC. It is a cool toy, but out of the box, it doesn’t support WPA2 encryption. There are a variety of hacks available, but they all stink. I also just bought a Cingular cellular card for my laptop. Works great under XP, but not under Ubuntu. The problem with wireless support is two-fold: 1) Manufacturers are lazy, so they only produce drivers for the market leaders, Windows and Apple. 2) Manufacturers want to keep their Intellectual Property to themselves, rather than release it under GPL. As a consumer, I don’t care. It works under XP, and sucks under *nix.
VPN Support – The major VPN hardware manufacturers support Windows, but not Linux. Again, their are hacks, work arounds, etc., but if you want to install it and know it will work, XP is the better choice.
Windows XP = more powerful applications and lower end-user support costs. In IT, that is what we should be focused on. Not what is cool, “free,” or “not-proprietary.” Note I did not say Windows Vista. Vista has some cool features, but is filled with bloat, and should probably die the same death as Windows ME & Microsoft BOB. The general rule of thumb for Microsoft desktop OSes is you should always skip a generation. Windows 95 was a good concept, but it was buggy, but Windows 98 was solid and stable. Windows ME was terrible. Windows 2000 professional was OK, but Windows XP is solid. It will probably be another 3 years before I upgrade away from XP, giving me a solid 10 years on the platform. Not bad for a desktop OS, and well worth the $100 the license cost me.

#2 Windows 2003 Active Directory Service is the best directory service - Single sign-on is a big deal in most IT shops. Windows 2003 ADS is the easiest, fastest, most cost-effective solution for building a a directory service for all your users, all your desktops, and all your applications. And because ADS is based on LDAP, and the Internet Authentication Service (IAS) supports RADIUS, ADS can also provide single sign-on for all your *nix servers and your network gear. ADS also includes a bunch of features that make it suitable to support even the largest organizations; the two most important being administrative delegation, and multi-master replication. Administrative delegation allows you to push specific tasks, such as password resets to lower-paid, lower skilled helpdesk people. It also supports compliance initiatives such as Separation of Duties (if you’ve ever been through a SOX audit, you understand). Many companies use this to delegate tasks such as user creation and deletion to Human Resources. The MMC GUI interface lessens the learning curve for delegated administrators.

Multi-Master replication is almost as cool, and in some ways far more useful. In ADS, all domain controllers act as a master. This means that you have no single point of failure, since any one server can die. It also means that changes can be made on any server and they replicate out to all others. If you have admins in London and Tokyo, they can each work on locale servers and receive each other’s updates. Setting up a new domain controller, once the OS is installed is a single command function: DCPROMO. Once the new server is promoted, the entire directory gets replicated. Of course there are additional considerations that Windows Admins must make for everything to work properly (sites, OUs, FSMOs, etc.), but the fundamental architecture is simple, secure, stable, easier to use, and more powerful than any other directory server on the market.

#3 Windows DNS is the best internal DNS server - When it comes to hosting your internal (non-internet facing) DNS, the best tool for the job is Windows 2003, Active Directory (ADS) Integrated DNS zones. If you are not using Windows 2003 to host your DNS service, you are working too hard and should switch immediately. There are several reasons for this:

Your Windows Domain needs Windows DNS to work properly. According to every market share statistic out there, the chances are high that you already have a Windows domain, and therefore a Windows DNS infrastructure, for your desktop users. If you use a separate set of DNS servers to support your Unix/Linux servers, or your e-commerce infrastructure, you have to ask yourself why.
Windows ADS-integrated zones support multi-master replication out of the box. Ok, so I repeated a feature from #2, but applying it to DNS is even cooler. Multi-master DNS is especially useful when operating multiple data centers, that occasionally cannot communicate with each other, either as a normal operation or during a disaster scenario. Multi-master ensures changes can be made anywhere, and will replicate to all other DNS servers. Multi-master is possible on *nix BIND servers, but it is a pain to setup and maintain. Setting it up on Windows is trivial.
ADS stores DNS records in a database instead of a zone file. This makes it easier to query and update individual records. It also means that when a host record is updated, only the single changed record gets replicated to other servers, rather than the whole zone file. For large zones, with thousands of records, this can have a significant performance boost.
Windows supports Dynamic DNS (DDNS) and integrates with Windows DHCP. As clients are assigned IP addresses, DHCP registers the new IP with DNS as A & PTR records.
Like all Windows functions, DNS can be administrated by a simple MMC GUI. This lowers the skill and cost of administrating DNS records.
Windows also offers a powerful, scriptable command line interface to DNS: DNSCMD. DNSCMD is part of the Windows 2003 Support Tools. Need to create 500 host records, both forward and reverse, in different domains and subnets? DNSCMD can do it with a 1-line script (see my next blog article for an example). There is no *nix alternative that is this simple or powerful.
#4 Exchange 2007 is the best groupware application platform - Exchange 2007 & the Outlook client may be the single best product suite Microsoft makes. I specify groupware and not e-mail, because the true power of Exchange goes beyond mere messaging. If all you want is e-mail, IMAP will do. Exchange/Outlook is a collaborative suite which includes messaging, shared calendars, shared tasks, public folders, and a built-in workflow engine. Add to this wireless activesync and you can take the power of Exchange with you in your pocket on a Windows Mobile phone, or a Blackberry. Exchange also supports custom forms that are self-contained, self-distributing applications that unlock its true power. In addition, Exchange includes full-text indexing of messages and attachments, compliance journaling of messages, integrated local and global clustering, a full featured web-mail interface, and a unified messaging system. Lotus Notes, Oracle Collaboration Suite and Novell Groupwise simply don’t measure up.

#5 Windows has better hardware support with vendor-supported drivers - One of the most frustrating things about the *nix world is lack of vendor hardware support. This is true for both desktops and servers. The major Unixes are proprietary, because the vendors want you to buy their hardware. And while Linux can claim to support more hardware than Windows, the drivers are usually reverse-engineered hacks that the manufacturer doesn’t support, or wrappers around Windows drivers, such as NDIS. Because Windows is the most popular and universal OS, every hardware manufacturer writes its drivers for Windows. And since Windows doesn’t carry the GPL penalty, manufacturers are free to innovate and keep their intellectual property to themselves. The end result is that under Windows XP and Windows 2003, hardware just works. That is the power of market share.

To be fair, the same thing cannot be said of Vista or Windows 2003 64-bit. It will take a few years before the manufacturers have re-written their drivers for 64-bit, but Unix and Linux have the same issues. 32-bit Linux supports more hardware than 64-bit. The same problems occurred when we changed from 16-bit to 32-bit in the mid-90s. The key is vendor support. If I had a nickel for all the times a vendor told me they didn’t support a given flavor of Linux, or a specific Kernel revision, or the number of times a kernel *upgrade* broke some functionality, I’d have a lot of nickels.

So that’s my list. I could probably come up with 20 other reasons. I also have a long list of reasons why Unix is better than Linux, and an equally long list of ways Linux is best. The point is there is no one OS to rule them all. It’s a complex world out there, and we are better off choosing the right tool for the job, rather than letting prejudices blind us to the possibilities.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Ben Laden — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:30:12 -0000

I only have 5 reasons:
1. Windows XP is the best productivity desktop
2. Windows 2003 Active Directory Service is the best directory service
3. Windows DNS is the best internal DNS server
4. Exchange 2007 is the best groupware application platform
5. Windows has better hardware support with vendor-supported drivers
If you can't understand any of these 5 reasons, i can clarify each for you

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Wanker — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:23:37 -0000

Linux sucks so bad

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Vlad — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:39:41 -0000

Linux destroyed my hard disk!!! I cannot access my Windows files any more!!!

Linux sucks so much!!! :((((((((((((((((8

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Kerrimae — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:13:16 -0000

Ubuntu is the operating system, Linux is simply the kernel, and Canonical is the company behind it... I love how people post and dunno what the hell they are talking about.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Kerrimae — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:07:52 -0000

Well buddy, I'm gonna let ya know that number 1 is not true. While the virus worries of Ubuntu are minimal there are viruses that target Linux systems. Care must still be used. Best to have ClamAV or something there just in case and be sure a good firewall is running. Other than that, good post.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Blondel — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:19:29 -0000

disclaimer : informed, but non-nuanced opinion ahead.

* I tried Ubuntu and took an instant dislike to it.
* I really like Arch
* Linux for anything beyond the command line sucks and will continue to suck.
* Building LFS was fun
* Dos and Windows before XP were a PITA
* XP has worked fine on my home PC and did what I wanted it to do.
* Administrating anything up to and including Server 2003 was no fun at all.
* I quite liked Vista (with SP) on my home PC
* Windows 7 is a very good OS
* Server 2008 R2 takes some getting used to, but I'm starting to enjoy working with it
* PowerShell is cool and gets cooler the more I work with it.
* The best Linux distros are the ones that are most unix-like and are usually aimed at server use.
* Both the modern Linux kernel and basic tools and Modern Windows flavors have advantages and disadvantages in various situations, but both are excellent when used for what they're good at
* All arguments that supposedly 'prove' Linux 'is' better than 'Windows' are either bullshit, or are only valid if a certain aspect applies to you, but this doesn't extend to universal truths : Like a load of computer users, I have no interest at all in spinning icons or 3D desktops. The presence of lack of such features do not make a system better or worse than another unless you happen to care a lot about it.
* People who pick either Windows or Linux as their single solution for everything are naive, dumb and have obviously never done anything serious with computers.

Moreover : FOSS is a set of ethical rules without any ethical/moral _system_ on which it is based. Politically motivated opinions on FOSS are in desperate need for some basic knowledge about philosophy.

In conclusion :
* Linux zealots are in severe need of getting some real hands-on experience with multiple OS-es in multiple scenarios.
* Anyone who is politically uninterested with regard to OS-es and software, and who has more than basic experience with working with and administrating systems will agree with me that the thought alone of picking one OS as _absolutely_ 'better' than the other one is philosophical, linguistic and experiential bullshit.

Cheers, Conzo (sysadmin, with extensive experience with all kinds of OS-es)

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Ppp — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:19:22 -0000

Lenovo S10 DVD play via VLC is great on XPP32 but sucks with Ubuntu .. why?

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Deekshith — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:47:21 -0000

I think you have never tried Ubuntu. If you have tried, then I advice to to use it for at-least a month so that you will soon realize why it is better than windows.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Eggbertd5 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:00:02 -0000

Quote "8) Hardware support is still low, cause developers refuse to support it when all there business comes from Microsft and to a lesser extent Apple systems." Unquote

As I explained in an earlier post, this is down to "FUD" (fear uncertainty and doubt), about losing Microsoft sales.

Microsoft apply pressure to companies not to support other OS's.

Nvidia have supported Linux with native drivers for years, but ATI refused.

However, ATI noticed that Nvidia were selling lots of graphics cards to Linux users, because the Linux world appreciated the Nvidia native driver support, they were dropping ATI, and making it publicly known they were dropping ATI in forums and bulitin boards around the net.

Now ATI do native Linux drivers, I wonder why ? LOL

Linux is a growing Market, and companies are becoming more aware of that fact.
It is a slow process granted, but given time, more and more companies will make Linux support available, they will have to, or lose too many sales.

ATI graphics cards were losing out, maybe not a huge market now, but it is growing, and a growing market creates it's own pressure, and the greater that pressure becomes, the less fear Microsoft can throw around.

IT will take a while yet, but most hardware is supported already under Linux, mostly it's the odd ball esoteric hardware which is problematic.

ON the subject of hardware see below.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Eggbertd5 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:12:19 -0000

One Last Comment,
I know that all my previous posts, make it look like I hate Microsoft and or Mr gates.

I do not hate either,

I respect Mr Gates, he built an empire, made loads of money, and gave loads to charitable institutions, malaria cure research etc etc.

(which is all a heck of a lot more than I can claim).

Microsoft as a company brought home computing to the masses, made it all affordable, and easy to use.

If they hadn't done that, then where would we be now ?

All I have hopefully done, is illustrate to all the "windows is best brigade", that Microsoft windows is not the be all and end all, it has flaws, it has made some tremendous mistakes.

Linux is not the be all and end all either, it is a viable alternative for some, if not most home users, it has it's own problems, and flaws too.

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Eggbertd5 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:43:44 -0000

At the end of the day,
You pay's your money and you takes your choice.

Windows is better for some things, and Linux is better for others.

You can keep throwing up arguments for ever, the end result is a lot of wasted time.

The real question for anyone is...........

Have you tried anything else other than Microsoft operating systems ?

If not, why not ?

There is nothing to fear, you managed to learn windows, right ?

so whats stopping you learning something else ?

Linux, Mac, Unix, BeOS, Bsd, the computing world is not only Microsoft !

Try something different, you may like it, you may not, but at least you have tried.
Better than never knowing anything different even exists right ?

It's all about choice, something which is becoming less and less these days.

Or to look at it from a different angle............................

What would you rather be, an Individual, free thinking, human being, or a sheep ?

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Eggbertd5 — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:19:50 -0000

try upgrading your motherboard/cpu/hard drive with windows 7, oops no longer valid copy of windows !

what's that about ?

complete loser, end of story.

Look at it this way,
I payed for every component in this machine, I own it, I Built it, it is mine.
If I want to upgrade it, that is my concern and no business of any operating system.

But the way Microshaft see it, it's their machine and they can dictate to me what I can and can't do !

I have changed a piece of hardware and now it's a different machine !
Therefore the License is no longer valid !

So sod em is my attitude, they can keep their nose out of my business, period.

They say it's about protecting their operating system revenue from piracy,

Bah Humbug, it's about control, it's about controling the end user.

With Linux I can upgrade my machine in any way I want, at any time I choose, and don't have any concerns at all, no phone calls, no having to explain anything to big brother Microshaft,

Take the new wonderful Idea of cloud computing (not just a microsoft idea), on the surface it's great.

But look at it from a cracker's point of view, hack one single cloud server, and get access to how many peoples information ?

one crack does it all baby.

Ah the future is bright indeed, and microsoft is guiding every windows user down the path headlong into cloud computing.

Where's outlook express in windows 7 ?
don't exist mate, it's windows live mail, online email, again crack one and get all.

Ho Hum, keep it real people, and be safe ;0)

Re: 10+ Reasons Why Linux Ubuntu is Better than Windows

Smokinxp — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:19:01 -0000

oops sorry i made a booboo, Tabbed Browsing is ALT+Tab not Alt+Ctrl. which has been intergrated in Windows for a longtime, just better utilised in Vista and 7.