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OS Combat - Ubuntu Linux Versus Vista

Posted by Zonk on from the cue-the-music dept.

An anonymous reader writes "InformationWeek pits Ubuntu Linux versus Windows Vista in a detailed comparison. They run down a number of points for this comparison, including installation, hardware support, software, and backup. For IW, backup was a crucial feature. As a result, the conclusion are unusual for this type of review because it straddles the fence. The verdict is: 'a tie, but only because both platforms fall short in some ways. Vista's roster of backup features aren't available in every SKU of the product; Ubuntu doesn't have anything like Vista's shadow copy system and its user-friendly backup tools are pretty rudimentary.'"

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  1. How can you defeat the dreaded BSOD? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    If this really is combat, how can the Blue Screen of Death be defeated?

    What has Linux got that's anywhere near as dangerous? :-)

    1. Re:How can you defeat the dreaded BSOD? by Savage-Rabbit · · Score: 2, Funny

      What has Linux got that's anywhere near as dangerous? :-) Perl.... it will jump on you neck and bite through your spike you if you show even the slightest hint of fear.
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  2. Re:Printable version by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Looks like my non-attempt at karma whoring was just a little faster than your non-attempt. That's a lot of non-whoring going on...where's daveschroeder when you need him?

  3. Headline sounded more interesting than article by Billosaur · · Score: 4, Funny

    I half expected to see the Ubuntu and Vista development teams engaged in some sort of firefight -- blood, gore, explosions, and the like. Imagine my disappointment.

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  4. Re:There's nothing to compare by fineghal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Has anyone ever actually used Add/Remove programs to, you know, ADD a program?

  5. Re:Obligatory by VisceralLogic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's another comparison between Ubuntu and Vista for you guys: http://www.bbspot.com/News/2007/04/ubuntu-vs-vista .html :)

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  6. Sweet! by sootman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now we can finally settle this which-OS-is-better debate once and for all!

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  7. Re:I would have given Ubuntu the edge by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    What about the firefox users who claimed opera stole the tabs?

  8. Re:I would have given Ubuntu the edge by Fred_A · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've looked around, and have yet to find "Add/Remove Programs", perhaps because I haven't switched to the more Windows-like interface, but "dozens of programs" seems more than a little misleading for the number of packages available in Ubuntu repositories.
    According to a quick peek in my package cache, 1777 dozens of packages are available for install. Nothing misleading there, he did pluralize "dozens".
    Granted maybe he should have used a better unit, like "almost two kilodozens" ?
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