linux versus windows in future

[Jordan K]

1, have you read the halloween documents?
2, if windows so much better then GNU/Linux why hasn't it powered a Super Computer yet? With is better Architecture it should be able to power it a lot better then and UNIX or GNU/Linux OS.

The only reason windows is winning the serving count, is because its user-friendly not because its a better platform for serving.

Windows: Vista will have good competition on the GUI part, take a look at Project Looking Glass.

Maybe you should take yourself to google.com and search the specs of both (any type of Linux you want) and Windows Server, please come back to this thread and post them up as a comparison then repost your thoughts....

In 5 years Microsoft, adding more and more to their fortune each day. Businesses all around the world investing in Microsoft not Linux (why? because of the financial support and security Microsoft has) Microsoft will have a Windows for the day-to-day user-friendly GUI that outtechs Linux and a Windows for server companies not only powerful but with amazing user-friendliness to it aswell.

I'm sure your initial reaction to defend Linux was good at the time, but the odds don't look too good for them. Linux is open source... They have no real dedicated development team of professionals that know the languages inside out (they have a bunch of amateur coders around the world that contribute, these people don't get paid they just want to help, obviously they're not going to do a good job...). Microsoft has $40 billion + to fund their development (Linux would and will never see that digit count in their funds) while each day more and more companies get in on investing with Microsoft because of their innovative technology that they introduce to the Residential and Commerical world. The companies invest in Microsoft because once again they have financial support and security. Linux is slowly dieing on believers as each day people are amazed by Microsofts new inventions.

When it comes down to it, as I said before Microsoft's prized product is Windows, they were started based on Windows and they will never let Windows go, because once again like I said everything they make is an addition to Windows. They will not give this up easily even if they have to spend all their money to overtake Linux.

I am not too sure if my post is making sense anymore but I hope you get my point here. Microsoft has 40+ bill, if they lose Windows that money means nothing, they will spend it all to keep themselves on the market and eliminate their competition, even if it means buying all the Linux supporting companies out and destroyig them...

[Zvez00]

Are you talking about the operating system GNU/Linux or the Kernel
Linux is only a Kernel, and has a dedicated development team at Kernel.org.
Most Distros also have a dedicated development team, as for the investments Novel, HP, IBM and Red Hat invest alot of money and time into the development of the linux kernel.

The specs will take some time to find as I am looking for bias free comparison on both sides.

I can post you the min specs for linux to run on a PC.
386 CPU
4 mb RAM
700Mb HD
thats the min requermants for linux to run, with no GUI

[arcadex]

Windows is better than linux in my own oppinion. Linux has better protection that windows becaue more people use it but Windows is better in other things...in my oppintion.

I am thinkg the same thing.