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Ubuntu, Macintosh and Windows XP

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can't-live-without-the-rhetoric dept.

LXer has an interesting look at the big three operating systems with some surprising results. From the article: "If you think that a Linux advocate cannot make an objective analysis of desktop operating systems, then you need to read this report. You may find yourself surprised with some brutal honesty that leaves out the free software philosophy."

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  1. Good News for People Who Love Bad News by fatduck · · Score: 0, Redundant

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  2. WOW Macs have BIOS!! by minus_273 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    To quote the "article" I have owned several Macintosh computers. I had new world and old world bios machines including several older 6500s, 7600s, etc.. Wow, I didn't know Macs used BIOS and on top of that there were new and old ones. Maybe that is why it was such a big deal when someone got XP running on a Macintel. You learn something new on slashdot everyday.

    I always thought BIOS was an intel thing. Oh well, I guess Open Firmware never caught on in the mac world.

    Ugh. If this was a typo, it would be one thing. I mean the old world and new word ROMs have nothing to do with bios. Old and New both have Open Firmware. What on earth is this person talking about? I think others have already ripped this thing to shreds. Reading the first few paragraphs was enough for me.

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