Disputes Between Linux and Windows

     An operating system, or OS, is a software program that enables the computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software.  Without a computer operating system, a computer would be useless.

    

     Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap.

    Check here a listing of different types of currently accessible operating systems, their release dates, the platforms they have been developed for and who are its developers.

     Even though there are many acquirable operating systems nowadays, Microsoft Windows and Linux are the most trending and controversial operating systems which mostly users are choosing between.

     

Windows are busted by Linux?

     Comparisons between  the Microsoft Windows and Linux computer operating systems are a long-running discussion topic within the personal computer industry. Throughout the entire period of the Windows 9x systems through the introduction of Windows 7, Windows has retained an extremely large retail sales majority among operating systems for personal desktop use, while Linux has sustained its status as the most prominent free software operating system. After their initial clash, both operating systems moved beyond the user base of the personal computer market and share a rivalry on a variety of other devices, with offerings for the server and embedded systems markets, and mobile Internet access.

     Linux and Microsoft Windows differ in philosophy, cost, versatility and stability, with each seeking to improve in their perceived weaker areas. Comparisons of the two operating systems tend to reflect their origins, historic user bases and distribution models. Typical perceived weaknesses regularly cited have often included poor consumer familiarity with Linux, and Microsoft Windows' susceptibility to viruses and malware.

      More comparisons between Windows and Linux are coming out on the WWW.

• Here is an organized chart differentiating each of these operating systems, particularly their advantages and disadvantages.
• Play this video showing the clear difference between Windows Vista Aero and Ubuntu Beryl.
• Another Linux Vs. Windows video here.
• Read an article by Michael Horowitz discussing the major differences of Windows and Linux operating systems.

     As of now, I am a Microsoft Windows user and I'm quite contented with it.  It is user friendly and this is what most of my colleagues are using.  However, I am aware of the fact that Linux users are also spreading world wide mainly because it costs you less.  I will also start familiarizing myself with the Linux operating system; I don't want to be left by time.  Furthermore, the information that I knew just now will help me if the time comes that I will have to choose between these two known operating systems.

Sources: 
http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/Linux.vs.Windows.html
http://www.computerhope.com/os.htm#03
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Windows_and_Linux