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Head to Head: Windows 7 vs Ubuntu 9.10

“Is there a subject more sensitive for hardcore computer users
than the operating system they use? It’s one of those subjects that
inspires extreme opinion and zealots will be guaranteed to vent
their opinions forcefully, and woe betide anyone who disagrees.

“It’s with some trepidation then that we pitch the most recently
updated flavour of Linux, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, against the new
mainstream choice that is Windows 7.

“While Windows is only manufactured by one company, there are
literally hundreds of flavours of Linux available out there aimed
as specific user bases, but a few are dominant. Ubuntu is
increasingly become the defacto choice for standard desktop users
– simply because a lot of work has been put into making it as
easy to use as possible.”


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