Windows 7 vs. Linux, Microsoft Trashes Open Source OS
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Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversThe advent of the next iteration of the Windows client represents yet another opportunity for operating system measuring contest, and the Redmond-based company is not the one to back down from a comparison that would push its product to the foreground.
In fact, the software giant has put together its own Windows 7 vs. Linux comparison and is offering it to retailers in a "Linux vs. Windows 7" module as part of the Microsoft ExpertZone training.
GodofGrunts, self-described as a Linux Lobbyist, made the contents of the "Linux vs. Windows 7" module public by posting them on Overclock. The training is designed to allow retailers to “explain how Windows 7 can provide a richer and more engaging experience than Linux. [And] discuss the specific benefits of running Windows 7 on a netbook.”
Just have a look at the screenshots integrated in this article, courtesy of GodofGrunts, and you will get an accurate idea of Microsoft’s perspective over Windows 7 vs. Linux. The software giant is underlining that Windows 7 is synonymous with choice and compatibility, familiarity, and peace of mind.
“Windows offers your customers choice and compatibility,” the company notes. “A PC sale is not just about the PC, it’s also about the software and devices you can attach to the sale. Since fewer software applications and devices work with Linux machines, your customers’ PC experience will be negatively impacted. It will also be more difficult for you to attack compatible add-ons to the sale.”
Microsoft is even going as far as to state that Linux updates and upgrades are not easy, that Linux is not safer than Windows, and that “Linux is easy to learn and will meet customer expectations about the things they can do with their PC” is a myth.
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Comments(15)
a few things i agree with, a few i don't. windows 7 is a lot more compatible with
today's devices but linux is a lot more open to possibility. linux is far more open for
customization but the update process is a lot smoother on windows. support isn't always
present with linux because of the large variety of builds.
again, this windows vs. linux thing are getting too old.
people should be
given a responsible choice to choose which os they would like to use.
when i
say responsible, i mean that they should know the advantages and disadvantages for their
os of choice and live with it (don't bitch about it).
but..there are no downloadable linux drivers for my year-old lexmark x2500 all-in-one
printer. imho that is way too basic a downfalling for an os i need to rely on for
compatibility.
the missing driver is not a linux fault it is your printer manufacturer's failing,
do not get me wrong i use them both and both have their good points, but linux supports
out of the box more hardware than windows ever will without hw manufacturer support.
i understand that it was 'lexmark's fault' but that does not correct the situation at
all. so blame it on 3rd party drivers (ala vista) but the impact to me is the same isn't
it? if i choose ubuntu i have no printer drivers available. moreover i lose my media
center extender services too. in addition i was unable to get evoultion mail program to
work properly. there were too many flies in the ointment for me to switch. imho linux
(ubuntu 9.04) is not ready for prime time.
i wonder why there is only linux power. never once i see any windows power what so ever.
win7 s*cks
so you really gives that any credibility? its completly bulls**t! every argument given
is, a lie or counts for every os. pure fud. this is of cours a windows devotee website.
anyone with some argumentation and oses knowledge, laughs his balls of.
http://linuxologist.com/advocacy/microsofts-best-buy-lies-about-linux-debunked/
linux is the worst os i ever used didnt likeit
i just wana say one thing here. when it´s free do not expect much from it.
first thing first im a die hard fan of windows so according 2 b its best but...
recently i tried installing ubuntu 9.04 for experimenting as i wanted 2 c whts so gr88 in
it. at sum extent i like it but wen it cum 2 user friendliness its a piece of crap. im
saying dis as u have 2 download each & everytime & nothing is ready in the system after
installtion. i was freaked out completely wen it cud not play a simple mp3 even for tht u
hav 2 make d/w. its just heavy 4 user who hav limited internet or who don't have net at
all dey can't even think of opting for linux. talking abt installing software & driver i
can never forget dose 3 hrs i wasted just searching how 2 install my nvidia driver. its
just hell in der 4get abt rest of d s/w. its not at all user frndly wen it cums 2
installation or adding sum thing 2 ur system. whereas windows even a small boy who has
enuf knowledge of windows can do any damn installation in it. tht why windows r more
famous compare 2 linux as d first & d foremost thing is user friendly os which linux fail
so no matter how better it is, it ll always fail in compare 2 windows. and if a user
can't use the os den whts d point in using it its just a peice of crap
because there are different "flavors" of linux, you can't learn one version and be
sure you know them all.
one word: slackware
i agree a little bit however windows 7 is more compatible and appealling while linux is
fast and better for developers/coders. im running linux mint/ubuntu/windows 7/snow leopard
yawn yawn yawn yawn.
wake me up when it`s over.
i use linux,winblows, and unix. for work servers it unix, for home it wins, and linux
to burningdesire
you really need to stop with this stupid, insipid and
deliberate raping of our english language. we don't need words like "2 b" and "gr87"
or "leet" or "pwned".
ebonics set some "humans" back 50 years and you are
only adding fuel to the fire.
go back to school or get off my planet.
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