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Ubuntu 8.10 Outperforms Windows Vista

Posted by timothy on from the windows-probably-runs-more-windows-apps dept.

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.)

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  1. Such a high bar ... by Bob+Loblaw · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... doesn't a slug outperform Vista?

  2. Faster by Taimat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Isn't almost anything faster than Vista? Seriously.... XP is faster, just about any flavor of linux is faster.... OSX is faster.. To me, it seems like the summary might as well read. "Atlantic Ocean hold more water than Lake Erie"

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  3. Good, but by rarel · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can it run Linux?

  4. That's great by waffledoodle · · Score: 0, Redundant

    But does it run Linux?

  5. I quickly found out that my WiFi doesn't work by hirschma · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The problem is - pretty basic stuff doesn't work on what is the slickest Ubuntu so far.

    For example, Wi-Fi - The driver for a last-gen Intel card just doesn't work very well. Can't connect on 802.11a at all, and 802.11g runs at under 1Mb/sec. Not very good.

    I understand that the limitation is probably in the kernel, but it doesn't change the fact that Ubuntu still isn't quite there yet.

    FYI, if anyone has had a good experience with ANY WiFi chipset that's available on a Mini PCIe card, please let me know!

  6. Linux Faster Than Windows At Long Last? Huh? by nick_davison · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "At what point does this start to make a difference in the market place?"

    Has there been a version of Linux that hasn't out performed Windows from the same era?

    Has the market ever said, "Gee, it's zippier, let's move over en masse!"?

    I think that might be your answer.

  7. Performance... by Bert64 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Linux has always outperformed windows...
    AmigaOS always outperformed windows by a huge margin...

    Performance doesn't count for very much in the market place.

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