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comparing Vista and Ubuntu
Friday, June 20. 2008
I recently bought a laptop for my daughter. It came with Microsoft Vista pre-installed. I paid for this in the form of a compulsary Vista license (the infamous Microsoft tax). I carved out some harddisk space and installed Ubuntu Linux as a second option. Ubuntu is free.
This provides a perfect setting to compare the initial Vista and Ubuntu experiences.
- Which is faster up-and-running?
- Which is sponsored by spammy advertisements?
- Which contains more software?
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