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Linux is Easier to Install Than XP
Jul 23, 2008, 15 :30 UTC (13 Talkback[s]) (6005 reads)

(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

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"We have this illusion, that’s just because Windows works on the systems it comes pre-installed on, that Windows has great built-in driver support. No, it doesn’t. Once you move to installing Windows on a new system, you’ll quickly find that Linux, not Windows, has the better built-in hardware support."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I understand the statements, but is the  ...   Well....   
Kavey
Jul 23, 2008, 15:49:16
 
The easiest install is the one that some ...   The easiest install   
Dale Pontius
Jul 23, 2008, 15:53:46
 
Well....is this a fair test?Yes, it is.W ...   Re: Well....Answer   
hike
Jul 23, 2008, 16:43:53
 
This is a bad comparison.  They should u ...   Re: Well....   
Fred Williams
Jul 23, 2008, 17:01:19
 
> This is a bad comparison.  They should ...   Re: Re: Well....Answer   
hike
Jul 23, 2008, 17:49:57
 
 I understand the statements, but is the ...   Re: Well....   
GreyGeek
Jul 23, 2008, 19:16:29
 
I forgot to add that the version of Linu ...   Re: Re: Well....   
GreyGeek
Jul 23, 2008, 19:27:06
 
> Your statement ASSUMES that once XP wa ...   Re: Re: Well....   
Kavey
Jul 23, 2008, 20:42:33
 
> but is the test really fair? It is abs ...   Absolutely fair   
jimgo
Jul 23, 2008, 22:55:38
 
Let's warp the fairness debate a lit ...   How about realistic?   
Steve Stites
Jul 24, 2008, 01:38:50
 
I assumed nothing except, perhaps, that  ...   Re: Re: Re: Well....   
GreyGeek
Jul 24, 2008, 16:06:55
 
 Let's warp the fairness debate a li ...   Re: How about realistic?   
GreyGeek
Jul 24, 2008, 16:11:36
 
After too many problems with "64 bit" Wi ...   XP install nightmare...   
Wonderbird
Jul 24, 2008, 16:55:37
 
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