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| by Stan Beer | |
| Monday, 23 April 2007 | |
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Page 1 of 2 Probably the single most important factor in the success in Windows, aside from Microsoft's marketing muscle, is that you can walk into a shop and buy a working Windows computer. What's more, you can be reasonably confident that the computer will work with a wider range of software and hardware than either a Linux computer or Apple Mac. Within its own walled garden, a Mac can beat the pants of a Windows computer for ease of use, reliability and overall design elegance. However, most users still opt for a Windows computer because it allows them a wider choice of hardware and software. Ubuntu, being a Linux distribution, is a more stable and secure operating system than Windows, not to mention free to download. Yet Windows still reigns supreme in terms of market share. Why? As far as the Linux market is concerned, Ubuntu, like it or not is being increasingly touted by many as the most likely candidate to prise disaffected Windows users off the Microsoft teat. However, despite being easy to install, Ubuntu, like all Linux distributions, is in most cases not plug and play. |
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