NewsForge: How Linux Can Compete with Windows Vista

“At first glance, you’d think an operating system like GNU/Linux
that installs in less hard drive space and requires a less-beefy
computer than Windows Vista would be an automatic sales superstar.
Not so! If anything, Linux needs to become more hardware-hungry in
order to compete effectively with Vista.

“This may seem counterintuitive if you’re interested in
computational efficiency, but if you’re a hardware vendor, the idea
of a new, highly-promoted operating system that will force a lot of
people to buy new computers makes you lick your chops…”

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