| The topic here is quite sensational. Both Linux and | | | | Price: Windows vs Linux |
| Windows have their followers. The question is- which | | | | Considering the current economic scenario, Microsoft |
| is better? While Windows is known for its user | | | | did no good by shifting from Exchange to per seat |
| friendly features, Linux wins hands down owing to its | | | | user license. This could be pretty expensive for small |
| varied feature set. Let us compare the two biggies | | | | and medium businesses. Simply stated, a company |
| on the following parameters: | | | | having 50 users/ (seats) would have to pay for 50 |
| Consistency: Windows vs Linux | | | | individual licenses to Microsoft. |
| Windows does not quite have a consistent release | | | | Open source software licenses do not cost anything. |
| history. Though Windows 95 created a revolution in | | | | Groupware tools like Open-X-Change and |
| personal computing, Windows 98 failed miserably. | | | | eGroupware offer larger feature-set compared to |
| Windows Me could not do any better; it faded | | | | their Microsoft counterpart. The only cost incurred |
| without even being noticed. Windows NT, developed | | | | would be of hardware. Be it a single user or hundreds |
| to serve as a portable operating system, could not | | | | of users, the cost is same for the software- FREE. |
| fare well, thanks to its complex functionality. | | | | Hardware Compatibility: Windows vs Linux |
| Microsoft with the launch of Windows XP announced | | | | Microsoft Vista was not compatible with most |
| its comeback. Windows 7 is still to mark its presence | | | | devices and systems. Hardware that would run at |
| Linux, unlike its competitor, ensured consistent | | | | excellent speed slowed down while working with |
| releases. It would not be wrong to say that each | | | | Microsoft Vista. Linux, on the contrary, showed |
| new version of Linux has better features than its | | | | commendable hardware compatibility. Xorg, for |
| predecessors. | | | | instance, proved to be a success. |