Ubuntu & Windows 7

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Ubuntu is an up-and-coming open source operating system that is very user friendly, yet it faces tough competition from the long-time champ: Windows, particularly Windows 7. Although both systems pack a powerful and intuitive graphical user interface, Windows enjoys greater integration due to the amount of time programmers have had to familiarize themselves with the system layout. Windows is more often chosen as the operating system of choice because of its overwhelming popularity with PC users – around 90% of the market – and because many people are computer trained using Windows. Ubuntu, though, is able to challenge the seemingly indomitable Windows with its more lively support base: the Ubuntu Forums is an excellent area to request help or research answers to a problem. Ubuntu also brings up the element of security, the code that was used to write Ubuntu is much more secure than that of Windows which is known for its susceptibility to malware. Lastly, the cost to purchase Windows 7 starts at about $200 and then increases; whereas, Ubuntu is and always will be completely free. Both operating systems have benefits and disadvantages, so it is up to the end user to determine their needs and then make their own personal decision.