22-09-2004, 02:14 PM
Windows costs money
Linux is free
Windows is controlled by Bill Gates
Linux is controlled by nobody/everybody/somebody...?
Both operating systems will provide very similar services as you would expect from an operating system (networking, printing, system configuration, etc)
There is lots more software available for Windows than Linux
However, you can run a Windows emulator on Linux which will enable you to run most Windows programs on Linux.
(Is there a Linux emulator for Windows? maybe, dunno)
Most PC's are sold with Windows as standard.
Whether one is better than the other will come down to personal opinion and I'd be surprised if you don't get some rants on this thread from both sides (some people have very strong opinions!)
Linux is free
Windows is controlled by Bill Gates
Linux is controlled by nobody/everybody/somebody...?
Both operating systems will provide very similar services as you would expect from an operating system (networking, printing, system configuration, etc)
There is lots more software available for Windows than Linux
However, you can run a Windows emulator on Linux which will enable you to run most Windows programs on Linux.
(Is there a Linux emulator for Windows? maybe, dunno)
Most PC's are sold with Windows as standard.
Whether one is better than the other will come down to personal opinion and I'd be surprised if you don't get some rants on this thread from both sides (some people have very strong opinions!)