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Five Ways Linux Is Better Than Vista
11:36 PM EDT Tue. Sep. 25, 2007
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Granted, one of the reasons Linux is so secure is because malware developers are specifically targeting Windows operating systems and Windows applications. That still doesn't change the fact that Linux users do not have to worry about inadvertently downloading spyware, and sysadmins don't log hours cleaning the latest worm off Linux machines.
3. No limitations: Linux doesn't restrict how content is used on the system.
Vista comes with built-in digital rights management features that are not present on Linux boxes. These DRM features can slow down the computer, cause technical support problems, and conflict with peripheral hardware and existing software. The fix may be as simple as an upgrade or as complex as replacing the hardware. For example, Vista has copy protection technology for HD-DVD and Blu-ray disks. High-quality output paths like audio and video are reserved for protected peripheral devices. This means output quality can be artificially degraded.
On Linux, regardless of the distribution, music will play, movies will run, and software will load. Linux doesn't interfere with legitimate fair-use rights for the content owned by users, majority of whom are honest users. Vista's DRM can interfere with all kinds of computer use, including the ones that have nothing to do with digital rights.
Related to the first point about system resources, Vista is continually monitoring itself to ensure compliance. That costs the CPU.
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