Linux vs windows

An Basic Information on linux and windows about their cost, hardware support ect...


By Rakshit Rai

1. Linux
VS
Windows

2. Flavors
LINUX
Suse
Fedora
Redhat
Debian
Ubuntu
Knoppix
Slackware
Lycoris
Linspire (Lindows)
WINDOWS
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows Me
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows 2003
Windows 2008

4. The majority of
Linux variants
are available for
free or at a
much lower
price than
Microsoft
Windows.
Microsoft Windows
can run between
$50.00 - $150.00
US dollars per
each license
copy.

5. EASY
Linux : Although the majority Linux variants have improved
dramatically in ease of use, Windows is still much
easier to use for new computer users.
Windows : Microsoft has made several advancements
and changes that have made it a much easier
to use operating system, and although arguably
it may not be the easiest operating system,
it is still Easier than Linux.

6. Text Mode Interface
The DOS Prompt
The BASH Shell

8. HARDWAREHARDWARE
LINUX
Linux companies and hardware manufacturers have made great
advancements in hardware support for Linux and today Linux
will support most hardware devices. However, many companies
still do not offer drivers or support for their hardware in Linux.
WINDOWS
Because of the amount of Microsoft Windows users and the broader
driver support, Windows has a much larger support for hardware
devices and a good majority of hardware manufacturers will support
their products in Microsoft Windows.

9. SECURITY
•Linux is and has always been a very
secure operating system. Although it
still can be attacked when compared to
Windows, it much more secure.
•Although Microsoft has made
great improvements over the
years with security on their
operating system, their operating
system continues to be the most
vulnerable to viruses and other
attacks.

10. Software and it’s Cost
•Linux has a large variety of
available software programs,
utilities, and games. However,
Windows has a much larger
selection of available software.
• Many of the available software
programs, utilities, and games
available on Linux are
freeware or open source. Even
such complex programs such
as Gimp, OpenOffice,
StarOffice, and wine are
available for free or at a low
cost.
•Because of the large amount
of Microsoft Windows users,
there is a much larger
selection of available software
programs, utilities, and games
for Windows.
•Although Windows does have
software programs, utilities,
and games for free, the
majority of the programs will
cost anywhere between
$20.00 - $200.00+ US dollars
per copy.

11. Support
•Although it may be
more difficult to find
users familiar with all
Linux variants, there
are vast amounts of
available online
documentation and
help, available books,
and support available
for Linux.
•Microsoft Windows
includes its own help
section, has vast
amount of available
online documentation
and help, as well as
books on each of the
versions of Windows.

13. Conclusion
•It can be concluded that not one of these operating
systems are truly superior. It all depends on the
purpose for which the system is being used. Personal
preference plays a big role in this regard. Windows is
generally more popular when it is being used as a
workstation (a regular desktop PC) and Linux is more
popular as a server, more specifically a web server.
Our main business at Intoweb revolves around web
development. It is for this reason that we support the
Linux operating system mainly because of its
security, cost-effectiveness and open-source benefits.