Ubuntu compared to Vista and Windows 7

2009-08-21 Linux · Windows

There is a really interesting article over here about ubuntu 9 compared to Vista and Windows 7.

http://tuxradar.com/content/benchmarked-ubuntu-vs-vista-vs-windows-7

They compared installation time. Ubuntu was faster.

Mouse clicks in the installation: Ubuntu had less.

Disk space used: Ubuntu used less.

Bootup: Microsoft was faster, Windows 7 being the leader.

Shutdown: Linux was faster.

IO: Linux was faster.

Python: Windows just about edged it.

In the real world it probably doesn’t matter, the vast majority of users will continue on with a Microsoft operating system because the software they want to run and have supported by their local IT team will make this easier. Interesting followup here:

http://www.tuxradar.com/content/linux-vs-windows-7

As an OS X user the “improvements” to Windows appearance is laughable still.