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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."

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  1. Like Windows users are gonna care by Joce640k · · Score: -1, Troll

    Who runs OO on Windows? The only point of this "test" is to see if Linux can keep up or not.

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  2. isn't ubuntu supposed to be the best? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I've love this! This is the site where "benchmarks are all important," and ubuntu "is the greatest OS, evuh!" When XP beats ubuntu, we have:

    . Slashdot has previously reported Ubuntu beating Vista and Windows 7 in benchmarks, so either XP is faster or this benchmark carries a different weight.

    I don't love windows, but I've found it really annoying how the site has truly turned into a cult of Ubuntu and OS X.

       

  3. Re:First! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    How about you go to hell?