Linux Live CDs, the One Feature Microsoft and Apple Haven’t Copied Yet

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 16, 2014

There is a silent battle going on behind the curtains between the major operating systems. When it comes to gaming, for example, Windows is still the leader. If we’re talking about Linux, then everyone knows that it owns the server market. Mac OS X looks pretty and has a few applications that are still making the system a tool for media production. When it comes to Live systems, neither Windows nor Mac OS X can hold a candle to Linux. What is exactly happening with the Live version for Windows and Mac OS X? The companies that build these systems didn’t shy away from ???borrowing??? features they liked from Linux, so why aren’t they also taking the idea of a Live CD?

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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