Tag: windows vs linux

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  • Microsoft asks OSDL for joint Linux probe

    Microsoft has approached the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), home of Linus Torvalds, to propose working together on a Windows vs Linux analysis.

  • Linux 10 times more expensive? Get the facts, watchdog tells Microsoft

    Microsoft recently launched a 'Get the Facts' ad campaign telling consumers Linux isn't cheaper than Windows. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) thinks they should get the facts too - but it's warned Microsoft to make sure its are straight first.

  • Patchy coverage

    Yep, it's Windows vs Linux time again. as usual, the facts go out the window in a points-scoring battle that completely ignores the important issues.

  • Is Linux as vulnerable as Windows?

    Counting viruses is simplistic, but there is evidence that Windows is becoming more resistent, and Linux is becoming more of a target

  • By the numbers: Windows vs Linux security

    Linux and Microsoft enthusiasts have argued for a while now as to which system is most secure. Are Linux vulnerabilities in the news less often because the Linux code is so well-written, or because the Linux market share is so much smaller? One way to get to the bottom of this dispute is to look at the numbers.

  • Red Hat CEO: Tired of Microsoft's Linux whining

    Matthew J. Szulik, Red Hat CEO has taken off the kid gloves and come out swinging in a rebuttal to Microsoft's recent Linux putdowns.

  • PC memory: The next great battle?

    The computer industry is famous for its battles -- Windows vs. Linux, Macintosh vs. PC, Intel vs. AMD. Now get ready for the next great fight: PC memory.

  • Upstart Linux draws Microsoft interest

    There's a new job description at Microsoft Corporation: Linux stalker. In what amounts to a case of "The Empire Strikes Back," the software giant in recent weeks has deployed a team of engineers and marketers to keep tabs on Linux, the fast-growing, free operating system that is making waves in the computer world. The group is small -- fewer than 10 members -- but it has an important mission: to counter a cultish software movement that has evolved from a mere annoyance to a real threat.

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  • Is Linux as vulnerable as Windows?

    Counting viruses is simplistic, but there is evidence that Windows is becoming more resistent, and Linux is becoming more of a target

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