Windows XP vs. Vista vs. Linux | Linux Today

Windows XP vs. Vista vs. Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 28, 2008

“The personal computer field is maturing to the point that
people will soon be cognizant of two hardware categories:
full-blown personal computers, typified by Windows and Macs, and
stripped down ones for children, senior citizens or traveling.
Linux is perfect for people with simple computing needs.

“Ina thinks Windows XP will continue to be sold on what are now
cheap laptops running Linux. Quoting: ‘The biggest area where XP is
likely to stick around is in the nascent but growing market of
low-cost, flash memory-based notebook computers, such as the Asus
Eee PC…'”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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