Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:1669128.mHi6Z2e3Ve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> Linux vs. Windows - All You Need to Know
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Linux already powers everything from supercomputers to mobile phones.
>| Google runs more than 10,000 Linux servers. Amazon.com switched to
>| Linux and saved a cool $17 million. The French National Assembly has
>| started using Ubuntu on more than 1,000 computers. Since the
>| blockbuster movie "Shrek," the DreamWorks studio has been using Linux
>| to render its 3-D graphics and special effects.
>|
>| [...]
>|
>| Windows Vista
>|
>| What's best about it?
>|
>| Everything looks sharper and more vivid than it does on the outgoing
>| Windows XP. The new Flip 3D application helps you quickly switch
>| between the different windows, and the search features have been
>| greatly improved, too.
>|
>| What's worst about it?
>|
>| Six months after it launched, gripes continue. Many people still
>| complain that they can't run their favorite programs on Vista, so
>| many others are holding off upgrading from XP until a second edition
>| of Vista arrives.
>|
>| How much does it cost?
>|
>| Around Pounds 180 ($365) for the home Premium edition (Pounds 120 --
>| or $243 -- if you have XP already). If you want all the bells and
>| whistles, go for the Ultimate edition at around Pounds 320 ($648).
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>
> http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/59265.html
>
> Google Desktop already offered superior search, and not just for
> Windows. Vista is the fluff that locks Google Desktop out and looks
> better _out of the box_ (XP can be customised to look the same).
>
> The article says that Google has 10,000 Linux servers, but Gartner
> begs to differ:
>
> Google: one million servers and counting
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Gartner reckons that Google now make use of more than 1 million
>| servers, spitting out search results, images, videos, emails and ads.
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>
> http://www.pandia.com/sew/481-gartner.html
>
> Journos...
>
Yet Linux, despite being free still can't manage to put even a ding in
Windows desktop market.
What is wrong with this picture?
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