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Ubuntu 8.10 vs. Mac OS X 10.5.5 Benchmarks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the there-can-be-only-one dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As a sequel to their Is Ubuntu Getting Slower? Phoronix now has out an article that compares the performance of Ubuntu 8.10 to Apple's Mac OS X 10.5.5. They tested both the x86 and x86_64 spins of Ubuntu and threw at both operating systems a number of graphics, disk, computational, and Java benchmarks, among others. With the Mac Mini used in some of the comparisons, 'Leopard' was faster, while in others it was a tight battle."

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  1. We musn't fight each other... by PinkyDead · · Score: 3, Funny

    Surely we should be united against the common enemy.

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    Genesis 1:32 And God typed :wq!
    1. Re:We musn't fight each other... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      THE JUDEAN PEOPLE'S FRONT?

    2. Re:We musn't fight each other... by aliquis · · Score: 2, Funny

      But think about all the good things they have given us!

      Such as.. as.. Ballmers monkey dance! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc4MzqBFxZE

    3. Re:We musn't fight each other... by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 3, Funny

      OK, so who are the following:

      Unicron: A giant Steve Balmer head?
      Galvatron: OS X?
      Hot Rod: Ubuntu?

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      Summation 2
    4. Re:We musn't fight each other... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Fuck off!

      Judean People's Front. We're the People's Front of Judea! Judean People's Front.

    5. Re:We musn't fight each other... by Koiu+Lpoi · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, one produces great hardware and software while locking you in, and the other is a failing monopoly! Oh, wait, those don't sound the same at all. I'm going to have to ask you to explain yourself.

    6. Re:We musn't fight each other... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Splitter!

  2. Re:Ubuntu -- Obama Linux Distro by y86 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wouldn't call Debian "nothing".

    Good point, it was a slow moving ugly mess not suitable for normal users and not suitable for average users. :-)

  3. Re:7-zip benchmark? WTF?? by Errtu76 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well .... you _were_ pretty fast to stop reading the article ;)

    But apart from that, what's wrong with 7zip?

  4. Re:Why is Fruit of the Loom so popular? by Dystopian+Rebel · · Score: 4, Funny

    Distros are like underwear

    Gentoo has the nastiest skid marks.

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    Rich And Stupid is not so bad as Working For Rich And Stupid.
  5. Re:Ubuntu -- Obama Linux Distro by tlacuache · · Score: 5, Funny

    Also, both are brown.