This is no compitition, Linux wins for stability and security issues, also in the money area even if you buy an exensive vresion of Linux for your web server you still don't have to pay a license fee every time you want to use it on a different machine. So you see not only is it more stable but it will save you money.
But their are things that Microsoft will do for your home computer that Linux won't, and it's mostly software types of things, their is a lot more software for your Microsoft machine then for a Red Hat Macjine, so you need to really think about what you want the machine to do for yo.
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This is no compitition, Linux wins for stability and security issues, also in the money area even if you buy an exensive vresion of Linux for your web server you still don't have to pay a license fee every time you want to use it on a different machine. So you see not only is it more stable but it will save you money.
But their are things that Microsoft will do for your home computer that Linux won't, and it's mostly software types of things, their is a lot more software for your Microsoft machine then for a Red Hat Macjine, so you need to really think about what you want the machine to do for yo.