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10 cool things you can do with Linux and not with windows

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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)


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Created by kaikokan 1 year 27 weeks ago – Made popular 1 year 27 weeks ago
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Why Would Windows 7's Success Necessarily Doom Linux?

http://ostatic.com

"As Microsoft allowed people to take an early version of Windows 7 out for a test ride, the "-Killer" suffix re-emerged. It's not an "OS X-Killer." It's a "Linux-Killer." I'm sure this is due in large part to the robust netbook market and Apple's absence there. It's interesting that suddenly Linux is seen as competition. It's also intriguing that this is portrayed as the nail in the coffin, and not an opportunity."


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Is Linux Cheaper on the Desktop Than Windows?

http://www.serverwatch.com

No, this isn't another rant about how you should convert to Linux because it's free, although it is free. Free is a four-letter word among those who scoff at the mere mention of Linux. Yes, Linux is free, but that doesn't give it an unfair advantage on the desktop because most computers arrive preloaded with Windows — so to the buyer it appears Windows is also free.


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Created by kaikokan 1 year 28 weeks ago – Made popular 1 year 28 weeks ago
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linux vs windows: Is Microsoft out to kill, rather than conquer netbooks?

http://www.raiden.net

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."


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