COMPARISON BETWEEN LINUX AND WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS

In the table given below there is short comparison between Linux and Windows Operating Systems .

The comparison is unbiased and depending upon personal observations of  the staff of this blog.

        LINUX VS WINDOWS COMPARISON TABLE

LINUX	WINDOWS
1.       Linux is an open source operating system.	Windows is a family of operating systems from Microsoft
2.       Linux can be downloaded free and can be distributed freely.	Windows cost $50 to $500 depending upon the version of the operating systems.
3.       Very few games available Natively on Linux.	Windows supports almost all games.
4.       Linux has had about 60-100 viruses till  date.	There have been more than 60,000 Viruses in Windows Operating System.
5.       Linux typically provides two GUIs, KDE and Gnome. But Linux GUI is optional	The Windows GUI is an integral component of the OS and it is mainly influenced by Mac OS and Xerox.
6.       Linux file system supports, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, Jfs, ReiserFS, Xfs, Btrfs, FAT, FAT32, NTFS	Windows File System Supports. FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT