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      Linux vs. Windows. Two operating systems go in, only one comes out!
                                        
> It quickly become apparent that Windows has no package management [1] to
> speak of. I had to actually go directly to software vendors' websites and
> manually download, unpack, and install software. In some cases, the
> packages would come as a RAR file, and there was no unrar to extract the
> files with. The worst thing though, is that Widows wanted me to reboot it
> every time I installed something new.
> 
> I finally got my hardware to work after four hours of research,
> downloading, and rebooting. By that time, I was already feeling like a
> slave to the OS (Operating System).
> 

Via Hacker News [2], “Branko's Thought Dump: On the state of Windows on the
desktop [3]”

My friend Gregory is a Windows person who has had his share of problems with
Linux. Well Gregory, here's the story of a Linux person who's had his share
of problems with installing Windows.

Now, to avoid accusasions of being biased, I will also include the views of a
Windows user on installing Linux:

> When I installed Windows the process worked properly: The installer looked
> at my computer for a long time, then copied some files and rebooted. Then
> it had another long ponder before rebooting again. Then it booted into
> Windows, announced there were critical updates, and asked to boot again.
> Then once I installed my graphics drivers it wanted another boot. I guess
> my only complaint is that it stopped to ask about that fourth reboot. That
> was kind of odd. I mean, why would I say no?
> 
> On the other hand, the Linux installer feels like it?s missing parts or
> something. I ran the installer and it rebooted just once, right into Linux.
> After that I installed some updates, but the machine still didn?t ask to
> reboot itself. It just sat there like it was ready for me to start using
> it. I waited ten minutes just to be sure, but it never did ask to restart.
> 
> Eventually I had to bring in the laptop and reboot that, just so I could
> feel like the job was done properly.
> 
> “Linux vs. Windows—Twenty Sided [4]”
> 

See, I'm being fair here … 

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_management_system
[2] http://www.flutterby.com/archives/comments/16830.html
[3] http://www.brankovukelic.com/2013/01/on-state
[4] http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=18309

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