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By: Craig

I agree with some of your points, but the vast majority of users don’t even know what an OS is, let alone which one they’re running. Windows is installed on the vast majority of new PCs and users will...

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By: Paul Anthony

Hi Craig, Thanks for your comments – Unfortunately my own recent experiences with Ubuntu on a Dell computer with standard issue SATA drives was a nightmare. Infact, GRUB completely refused to...

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By: Jim

I would like to see some specific examples to be included when you make each point. I have been using Windows, Mac, and Linux for many many years and I would have to say each has their own benefits...

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By: Pato

I have to say that a I´m not a proud windows user but there´s just no alternative for me. Mac computers are expensive as h$·!/( so imposible for me to even try the MAC OS. I have tried Ubuntu on my PC...

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By: D / DM

I agree with all of your points except #9. The web is on its way to becoming the be-all and end-all of computing. I don’t like it, but eventually all of our data is going to be in a cloud rather than...

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By: Sythe

I disagree with all of your arguments. 1). It leads with the command line. Only if you want it too. You can completely avoid using the Terminal in Kubuntu, for example. Users like the Terminal because...

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By: kearney

Well, the one point you touched on but didn’t really expand is hardware. Anyone with a newer system knows it’s dang near impossible to get newer hardware to work with Linux. Wireless cards (such a...

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By: Xavier Sythe

@kearney Dreamweaver doesn’t work because Adobe hasn’t ported it. It does work in WINE. All of my printers, and a brand-new laptop work perfectly out-of-the-box. Linux is a single OS.

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By: kearney

Well, I’m only going from my experience when I say certain programs/peripherals don’t work. I bought a new HP printer, thinking it would work. It did, but the printer used a tonne of ink. I could not...

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