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Ubuntu Linux vs. Mac OS X

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the begin-the-battle-royale dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An article on InformationWeek pits an Apple user against an Ubuntu Linux user (although he talks about other distros as well) as to which OS makes a better desktop operating system. As might be expected, the conclusion seems to be "different strokes for different folks," but it's interesting to see Microsoft cut (mostly) out of the equation."

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  1. They're not mutually exclusive by Heftklammerdosierer! · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ubunutu is easy to install on a Mac.

    1. Re:They're not mutually exclusive by gb506 · · Score: 5, Informative

      Overpriced hardware? Go price out the Macbook Pro 17" w/ WUXGA screen (1920x1200) in standard config (2.4G SantaRosa, 160GB HD, 2GB Ram, etc), then go to Dell and price out a similarly configured M90. The Mac is $333.00 cheaper, and the Dell doesn't even have the latest Santa Rosa chip set!

      Sure, you can get cheaper hardware elsewhere, but you normally get exactly what you pay for.