Words Of Wisdom said:
1) If he has an XP copy he's not using there's nothing illegal about it. Not everyone pirates all their software. Some of us actually buy it. 2) Have you ever tried running a linux GUI on a low-spec machine? It's quite painful. Low-spec machines = commandline terminals as far as I'm concerned. Windows also usually has a speed advantage in applications (especially launching) due to OS tricks like prefetch which linux doesn't do. 3) It's a matter of preference. If I have a screw with a Phillips head on it, I don't pull out the common screwdriver and go at it, I get out a Phillips screwdriver because I know it will do the job. An OS is a tool to me. If I'm using Windows/OSX/linux, it's because it does the job I want it to do. I don't have a pet OS (like you do with Ubuntu), I have whatever solves the problems I need solved at the time. 4) Fair enough. |
1) I know. I just think it's unlikely he has one, as any copies bought would be installed to a machine already, and, unless he bought the retail version (which almost no one does), he can't transfer it from the machine it's installed to.
2) I've already admitted they're about equal for general use. For specific, dedicated uses, you can use the command line without a GUI (which XP can't).
3) OK. Linux can be more suitable than XP though, even for a beginner. Just the default Ubuntu install should have all hardware drivers, Firefox and an office suite right after installing it. Windows requires you to install a lot of stuff before it's usable. So, purely as a tool, Linux could be a better choice. It's up to the user, of course.
