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Ubuntu 8.10 Outperforms Windows Vista
Anonymous writes "By now a lot has been reported on the new features and improvements in Ubuntu 8.10; it also looks like the OS is outperforming Vista in early benchmarking (Geekbench, boot times, etc.) At what point does this start to make a difference in the market place?" (And though there are lot of ways to benchmark computers, Ubuntu 8.10 with Compiz Fusion is certainly prettier on my Eee than the Windows XP that it came with.)
What an accomplishment!
2009 is the Year of Linux on the Desktop!
I request to have the tag "duh" added to this thread.
Hell a C128 is better than Vista! "Vista, how hard do YOU want to suck today?"
When it can run MS Office faster.
My father-in-law with a slide rule, graph paper and a mechanical pencil can outperform vista.
It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
A dubious distinction, to be sure. Hell, my Heathkit H89 running CP/M outperforms Vista, at least when it comes to boot time. It outperforms Ubuntu in that regard also, come to think of it.
Proverbs 21:19
"Ubuntu Outperforms Vista" is like saying "Ford Pinto Outperforms Amish Carriage"
I dunno - I think you get MUCH better results when you rear-end a buggy.
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." A. Carlson
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than Vista on her current PC, she immediately fell in love with it and asked me to install it. She has converted everyone at her knitting circle to make the switch. They have collectively submitted 82 kernel patches so far. This is a true story.
That's the slashdot equivalent to "lalalalalala".
I don't know about that. Its much more entertaining to a third party observer to see the pinto get rear ended.
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
How DARE you suggest that OS's be judged on usefulness rather than synthetic benchmarks!!! Do you know where you are? This...is...SLASHDOT!!!
'Just about EVERYTHING outperforms Windows Vista.'
TRUE! My kitchen sink outperforms Vista!
'... doesn't a slug outperform Vista?'
No, Vista produces a great deal more slime.
Great minds think alike; fools seldom differ.
As in Windows 7 will suck less than Vista...
I'm sure that feature will be removed prior to the release date.
It's also far more apt at connecting to the internet, what with the internet being a series of tubes and all.
I hate printers.
But absolutely no useful software runs on it...
Sure there is. It just doesn't come bundled with the system like it does on Linux. You have to hunt around the Intarwebs to find useful software for XP. Or if you go to brick-and-mortar shops (did you know there were brick-and-mortar shops that carry software?) you'll find that almost all of what they carry is for Windows (emphasizing how limited and useless the base system is). Most of the useful software available for Windows isn't as good as the software that comes with Linux, but it's out there, and a few (very few) of the apps are absolutely top-notch.
Unless you keep booting up and down all day, boot time has nothing to do with performance.
So unless you're running Windows, boot time has nothing to do with performance?
Hey, I finally got my first freak! Took you long enough!
And this is why all computers should have one of those alcohol interlocks like are installed on cars belonging to DUI convicts.
"I'm just here to regulate funkiness."