Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 10.04

Barence writes "PC Pro has performed a comprehensive test of Windows 7 vs Ubuntu 10.04. They've tested and scored the two operating systems on a number of criteria, including usability, bundled apps, performance, compatibility and business. The final result is much closer than you might expect. 'Ubuntu is clearly an operating system on the rise,' PC Pro concludes. 'If we repeat this feature in a year's time, will it have closed the gap? We wouldn't bet against it.'"

2011 the year of linux on the desktop?

[youn]

2099 year of linux on the desktop? ;)

one day...

This

[Xiph]

is clearly the year of the linux desktop commercial success

and this post was brought for you to test your sarcasm-meter!

I've heard of this "Windows" before

[thomasdz]

I remember hearing about this "Windows" thing back in the early part of this century and that it and another OS called "OS/2" were once competitors. I like antique software. It shows our humble beginnings.

Summary.

[grub]

In case of tl&dr, here's the summary:

Ubuntu wins by 3.04.

Go back to your Cheetos and WoW.

Re:No Drivers for Windows

[Anonymous Coward]

how old is your Cannon hardware?

About 700 years. [wikipedia.org]

Re:Comparisons like this don't mean squat...

[VGPowerlord]

Unfortunately Valve say there are no plans for a Linux version of Steam.

But Steam runs in Wine and so do a surprising number of Steam games; I was playing Left 4 Dead and Fallout 3 at the weekend in Ubuntu, for example.

And given the vast variation in Linux distros, you're probably better off releasing Windows games that are Wine-compatible than a Linux binary that won't run on Ubuntu 12.04 or Redhat 6.3.

Cyclic Logic. Move up 3 parents [slashdot.org].

Re:Sorry, still not the year of Linux

[pjbgravely]

As a good geek I have tried using Microsoft windows many times. On the desktop I have found the lack of software and an easy way to find and to install it a big deterrent. I find it to easy to find and install apps from a centralized repository. The inability of xp or 7 to run printers without searching for drivers a irritating experience.

On the server side the seaming inability to run it with a remote terminal makes it a no go from the start. MS-DOS doesn't seem to have the power of Bash or Korn.

Is this guy taking himself seriously?

[not already in use]

What a freaking fluff Job. Windows 7, the most widely supported desktop operating systems behind Windows XP, "squeeks" in a victory by two points in the "Driver and Compatibility" rating. Yes, this guy is trying to convince himself that desktop linux, the platform with notoriously bad support for desktop drivers and very little support for games, came close!

Desktop Linux -- The Next Duke Nuke'em Forever.

Re:Taking bets? I'll bet against it.

[mcrbids]

Take my girlfriend for instance: she basically uses a lot of online services of one kind or another, although she prefers Thunderbird for her email, doesn't really care for Chrome so I leave her on Firefox. So far she's been through Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, Mepis, OpenSUSE and Ubuntu ... and barely even noticed it. "Dear, did you upgrade my computer again?

Good god, man! You've had a girlfriend through Windows 98, 2000, XP, etc. to present? And she's still your girlfriend?!?1!?

I think you need to pull the trigger: Marry that poor girl!

Re:Comparisons like this don't mean squat...

[BrokenHalo]

The malware, well that's surely a point in Ubuntu's favor, for now.

Well, unfortunately the writers of most malware won't give us the source, so we can't just do a recompile, but you could try running it under Wine if you really need it.

Re:Comparisons like this don't mean squat...

[daveime]

Performance is not a priority for Wine

Makes you wonder exactly what IS a priority for Wine ?

Hell, if we're playing that game, I have an artificial intelligence program that 100% mimics the human brain. It might take 25 years to emulate 1 microsecond of REAL brain activity, but performance is not a priority with my software. "Buy One Now (tm)".

Re:Comparisons like this don't mean squat...

[Locutus]

that is why the iPhone never took off, it didn't run Microsoft software. Oh, and it has no software of its own and no games either.

LoB

Re:Comparisons like this don't mean squat...

[Smauler]

I converted my wife to Ubuntu after the 8th virus in 3 months.

So now she can't contact her friends and get more viruses?

Oh, you meant _computer_ viruses......

(sorry :P)

Re:Taking bets? I'll bet against it.

[janwedekind]

I think she married him already but he barely even noticed it.