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Ubuntu Wipes Windows 7 In Benchmarks

Posted by timothy on from the such-things-need-more-context-than-substance dept.

twitter writes "Recent and controversial benchmarks for Windows 7 leave an important question unanswered: 'Is it faster than GNU/Linux?' Here, at last, is a benchmark that pits Ubuntu, Vista and Windows 7 against each other on the same modern hardware. From install time to GUI efficiency, Ubuntu beats Windows and is often twice as fast. Where Windows 7 is competitive, the difference is something the average user would not notice. The average GNU/Linux user is now getting better absolute performance from their computer as well as better value than the average Windows user."

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  1. Wrong by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

    My unpatched Windows system can get rooted AT LEAST ten times faster than Ubuntu. Take that, Open Source!

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  2. Bravo! by PhasmatisApparatus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly Microsoft has been listening to us. Vista takes up a whole 8.2GB, while Windows 7 takes up a mere 7.9GB. I can't wait to get a crack at this smaller, slimmer version of Windows!

  3. Re:+Troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    i dont know about you but i wont use any OS that takes more than 7 clicks to install

  4. Re:+Troll by Jurily · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm a linux user but this story is anything but serious benchmarking.

    Yeah, they left out almost all distros.

  5. Re:+Troll by Hatta · · Score: 5, Funny

    I read the headline and thought installing Ubuntu would wipe a Windows 7 partition.

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  6. Mouse Clicking by jgtg32a · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey I have carpel tunnel and mouse clicking is a very important benchmark you insensitive clout.

  7. Re:+Troll by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 5, Funny

    Debian and Ubuntu's alternate install take 0 clicks (but a lot of Enters)

  8. Re:+Troll by taucross · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, that enhancement is in scope for the next Ubuntu release.

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  9. Re:Is that with Virus Software installed? by Jurily · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah, a fellow gentooer. Are you done compiling yet?