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A Windows user compares XP to Linux...
If you can't get Windows to work your way, or if you feel like it never will, Linux represents the pinnacle of the customizable operating system. You can change the entire desktop if you don't like the way yours works. Linux also provides superior security compared to Windows systems, and works on more hardware, from 486 processors to the latest Pentium 4s. In many ways, Linux is more a set of infinitely rearrangeable operating system building blocks than a unified OS.

But Linux still poses a number of challenges to new users.
 read more | mail this link | score:6316 | -Ray, January 21, 2003 (Updated: October 11, 2003)
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