Handle With Linux

While many professional media, journalists and analysts vigorously advocating Linux will become the Windows of the killer, but calmly said, Linux can not replace the Windows desktop PC's leadership, because in this area, ...

First, let me point out that I think Microsoft has done a reasonably good job developing Windows 7. Most early buzz about the operating system was positive. But when it comes to running Windows 7 on netbooks, Microsoft has made a fatal design decision that will open the door for more Linux netbooks. Skeptical? Consider the evidence.

Windows of opportunity, that is. No one can predict history, but when we look back to today, we may see through these windows more clearly. These are windows of opportunity for Linux -- windows, ironically, at Microsoft's expense.

One of the most common reasons given for remaining wedded to Microsoft Windows is the absence of a key Windows program on alternative operating systems. Codeweavers CrossOver Linux 9 codenamed Snow Mallard and its Mac brother CrossOver ...

Mark Shuttleworth is looking forward to a good, clean netbook fight with Microsoft following the release of Windows 7.

Speaking with The Reg, the founder of popular Linux distro Ubuntu and chief executive of Canonical called Windows 7 a great operating system.

Great? Doesn't Shuttleworth work for the competition? Shouldn't he be building up Windows 7's hidden weaknesses?

Android cameras just keep getting better. They've got great movie-making capabilities, killer flashes, and the megapixels are on the rise with each new Android device that hits the market.But even the best photos — and the best camera ...

10 cool things you can do with Linux and not with windows
Posted February 21st, 2009 by kaikokan

Things you can do with Linux and not with windows

Some people install windows on their netbook (or buy one with windows). I think this is not very smart because the only things you could ever really need windows for (games and photoshop) are not likely to run very well on these things.

Following a list of some of the things you can do with Linux and not on windows (or very difficult)

These are windows of opportunity for Linux — windows, ironically, at Microsoft's expense. Economy, customer satisfaction, and technical excellence all present windows that could be the turning point for Linux. ...

Although people look for the big show-stopping killer-improvements when a new release of Ubuntu rolls around I find that it can be the small things which make the biggest difference. During the Lucid development cycle I'll be ...

These guys have tested ubuntu vs windows vista and ubuntu vs windows 7 for performance, from the site:

In depth: A lot of people have been chattering about the improvements Windows 7 brings for Windows users, but how does it compare to Ubuntu in real-world tests? We put Ubuntu 8.10, Windows Vista and Windows 7 through their paces in both 32-bit and 64-bit tests to see just how well Ubuntu faces the new contender. And, just for luck, we threw in a few tests using Jaunty Jackalope with ext4.

article about the strategy one might suspect microsoft to be following
from the site:
"This is a blatant and arrogant slap to the face for netbook users. With it's three application limit, Windows 7 Starter Edition is more or less Microsoft's way of saying that netbooks are substandard PC's, and their users are substandard people only interested in a cheap product, and not the "more powerful" (read more expensive) hardware you should be using."