Ubuntu Wipes Windows 7 In Benchmarks

Posted by timothy on Thursday February 5, 2009 @08:10AM 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."

2 of 781 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

But what Linux doesn't have by Chas · 2009-02-05 08:15 · Score: 1, Troll

That heapin' helpin' of "we own you" butt-hurt that Microsoft can smack down on any given Windows/MS Product user.
Without that, most users might go absolutely insane from all the power available to them!
Right? RIGHT?

--

Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
Re:Heh. by _Sprocket_ · 2009-02-05 08:43 · Score: 1, Troll

Since when is Silverlight a requirement for web browsing? Wishful thinking on Microsoft's part aside, I can see someone demanding Flash. But really... Silverlight?