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Advantages of Linux over Windows:How to choose between PC operating systems?

Sachin R Kukale - 04:52
We have Windows 8 which is latest in Windows OS along with Mac and really many versions of the Linux. In this article we will try to find out the differences between these operating systems. This article may also considered as your guide to choose the operating system for your computer.
First we will discuss the features of Windows which has about 89% of market share as of statistics of June 2014. The main reason behind such widespread use of Windows OS according to me, is very user friendly user interface, very large range of supportive products and applications and ease of use. It is the easiest operating system to use available today. You can perform many of the tedious tasks with only few clicks and without knowledge of command line commands. If you are efficient user of mouse you can do most of things in Windows operating system. So if you are beginner then Windows OS is best option for you; other than Mac OS.
Actually I don't much about the Mac OS because I have not used for long time. But still I can say that it has all the features of Windows OS like user friendly UI, easy task management, robust and wide range of software support along with some cool features like Dock station and cool graphics which you can not find Windows OS. Mac OS is also good for home users or who are beginners in this field.
So if you are just a home user and using your PC for social networking, designing or as media player either Windows or Mac OS; both are best option for you. The main difference (excluding those graphical UI differences) is that if you want use Mac OS then you must buy the Apple PC or Macbook but if you like Windows then there are really lot of manufacturers who are selling their PCs and Laptops with Windows OS. Excluding Windows Vista all other Windows OS have gained huge popularity and their market share of 89% indicates this clearly. Due to restriction of buying PCs only one manufacturer and due to high cost the Mac OS has current market share of 6.73% as of June 2014.
Now is the most interesting part of this article!!!Yes We are going to discuss some special things about the Linux OS. Linux is free operating system and you have to pay nothing to use the Linux OS. Moreover you can have the source code for Linux and you can change these OS's code to suite your needs(But remember to adhere to their policies while doing so...). According to me if you are computer engineer or software engineer or if you are enthusiastic who wants scratch the world of computing coding more and more then Linux is best operating system for you. Yes you read it well everything is true!!! Linux allows you to scratch your OS and if you are in trouble then go to the recovery mode of Linux and everything will be OK after performing some tasks. In these Linux OS has been developed so much that normal users can also use it efficiently! Thanks to the thousands of developers who are trying to develop more user friendly and more stable version of Linux. And the three important points about linux are:
  • Linux OS has literally hundreds of flavours like Ubuntu, RedHat, Fedora, CentOS etc. All are Linux and basic things are same but these differ slightly in UI and other advanced things. So you have more options to choose from.
  • Linux OS is completely free. The fact is that most of these companies like RedHat are earning by only selling the suppport for linux.
  • You will have access to source code of the Linux OS; which means lots of possibilities for you to experiment.
So coming to conclusion part of this article, I will say those who learning coding, designing should use Linux and those who want to use their PCs/Laptops only for basic purposes like surfing, browsing etc then go for either Mac OS or Windows. This does not mean that you can't develop applications or design in Windows or Mac OS but what I want to really say here is that if you want learn more and scratch your system then Linux is best option for you...

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