Linux vs Windows(documental)

Windows vs. Linux part 1

Comparison of Windows and Linux

Comparison of Windows and Linux (two computer operating systems) has become a common topic of discussion among their users. Windows is the most prominent operating system released under a proprietary software license, whereas Linux is the most prominent operating system released under a free software licence. However, most Linux distributions contain proprietary components.^[1] The two operating systems compete for user-base in the personal computer market as well as the server market, and are used in government offices, schools, business offices, homes, intranet and internet servers, supercomputers, and embedded systems.

Historically, Windows has dominated in the desktop and personal computer markets (about 90% of the desktop market share), while Linux has achieved a 50% share of the web server market^{[citation needed]} and an 85% share of the supercomputer market.^[2] They differ in philosophy, cost, ease of use, versatility, and stability, with each seeking to improve in their perceived weak areas. Comparisons of the two tend to reflect the origins, historic user base and distribution model of each.

Typically, some major areas of perceived weaknesses regularly cited have included the poor ease of “out-of-box” mass-market use for Linux regarding the desktop, and poor system stability for Windows, both of which are areas of rapid development in the two camps. The key strength of Linux is that it respects what free software proponents consider to be the users' essential freedoms: the freedom to run it, to study and change it, and to redistribute copies with or without changes