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Ubuntu vs. Windows In OpenOffice.org Benchmark

Posted by timothy on from the permutations-of-permutations dept.

ahziem writes "Ubuntu's Intrepid Ibex and Redmond's Windows XP go head-to-head in an OpenOffice.org 3.0 performance smackdown measuring vanilla OpenOffice.org, StarOffice, Go-oo, and Portable OpenOffice.org 3.0. Each platform and edition does well in different tests. Go-oo is known for its proud slogan "Better, Faster, Freer," but last time with OpenOffice.org 2.4 on Fedora, Go-oo came in fourth place out of four. Slashdot has previously reported Ubuntu beating Vista and Windows 7 in benchmarks, so either XP is faster or this benchmark carries a different weight."

5 of 262 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Big surprise by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    XP on the same netbook does youtube just fine, but has a 3 hour batter life to ubuntu's 4

    Obviously you should just virtualize XP alongside ubuntu so you can take advantage of Ubuntu's extended battery life but still utilize XP's greater flash performance! It's a win/win!

  2. Re:First! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is there anything Java can't slow?

  3. Did I read the summary right? by lymond01 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because...well, I didn't read the article, but are we benchmarking Word Processing applications now? How fast a spreadsheet can calculate the sum of a column? Whether there's a pause between fade-in transitions in a presentation?

    I'm trying to think of a good car analogy here...maybe how fast your passenger side door closes?

  4. Re:First! by bami · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sun's stock price drop.

    http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3AJAVA

  5. Re:Big surprise by electrosoccertux · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a win/win!

    Wouldn't that be a lin/win box?