Ubuntu 8.04 LTS vs. Windows XP SP3: Application Performance Benchmark
I wanted to compare Windows XP to Ubuntu Linux in terms of applications performance. A lot has happened since; Ubuntu 8.04 came out, Microsoft finalized their third service pack for Windows XP, and best of all I upgraded my PC. I decided to test again.
Recently, Microsoft invaded Asus Eee MIDs and the OLPC project which once thought to be Linux best chance of world-wide popularity. This gives us an idea that Microsoft is well aware of Linux threat and has started to take actions to protect its monopoly.
In fact, I see a true threat because Windows XP is very popular, has the best compatibility of any OS, mature enough to be reliable and also known to be fast and very solid in both gaming and productive domains.
Of course, Linux has many advantages and it is capable of bringing cutting-edge technologies to low-end machines, but there will be much less incentive to switch to Linux from a cheap Windows XP than from an expensive and complicated Windows Vista.
All of this adds another purpose of my test. I’ll try to discover how a 2008 edition of Ubuntu Linux will perform against the 2001-born Windows XP fortified with 7 years of bug-fixing and 3 Service Packs.
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