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Posted by ems2000 17 yrs ago
Would appreciate an advice/thoughts on the differences between these and which is considered better etc for home word processing use and internet access mainly.


Thanks!

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onward 17 yrs ago
Hi there, the difference has been depicted quite well by Highway-9 in the thread


http://hongkong.asiaxpat.com/forums/tech-gadget-talk/threads/128798/netbook-eepc-advice-please!/


where he had provided reference for free apps for Windows based Netbook.

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axptguy38 17 yrs ago
You could write several books on the subject.


Windows is more consumer "ready" and more supported by ISPs and such.


Linux is not consumer mainstream. There is no player promoting and developing Linux strongly enough for the consumer market to make it mainstream.


The technical merits of Linux hardly enter into the equation for a single consumer level user.

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ems2000 17 yrs ago
Thank you all for that, thats great.


Looks like I will have to choose a Windows OS as I will need to download and read, and edit/write, a fair amount of Word and excel documents. Such a shame as the Linux ones are much cheaper and look very good!

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ems2000 17 yrs ago
Do they all open and edit normal windows office documents correctly etc?

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axptguy38 17 yrs ago
I theory, yes. In practice, there is no guarantee.

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FrancisYip 17 yrs ago
I prefer Windows as I am too get used to it.

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JaneC12 17 yrs ago
I think both Linux and Windows are fine. I would rather consider the spec and brand.

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