Microsoft Windows Case Study

Windows is very easy to use since it is user friendly and is helpful to people who do not use a computer much. On the other hand, some people may want more control over their system because they know what they are doing so this is a negative for them. The price of Microsoft Windows can be staggeringly high. It can be up to or over £100 for a licensed copy. Linux is completely free and open source so anyone can freely modify a program or file. Some companies allow you to pay for a more complex version of Linux but the original software is still free. Linux has a more difficult learning curve for a person, who does not use a computer much. You may need to research a lot about Linux to understand how to use it. Some distributions like Linux Mint or Ubuntu were structured so that a Microsoft Windows user could easily adapt to a Linux environment.

Windows has a lot of software available to the public. Video games can be accessed on all computers that have Microsoft Windows but not all video games can be accessed on Linux. Windows is also in command of most PC’s and has a huge selection of commercial software. Windows is not as reliable as Linux because some of the user friendly things on Windows are making its security weak. It can also make a system more unpredictable. Linux is

This is because Windows has an enormous amount of people using it. All hardware companies will want to be associated with Microsoft Windows because everyone will buy their products. You have to pay for most of the commercial software on Windows even though there are some free ones out there. A lot of the software on Linux is available for free for e.g. they have Open Office and this is a lot like Microsoft Office but the only difference is that it is free. Linux may have a lot of support now with hardware but that was not the case when Linux was in its early years. Linux still does not have all hardware support that Windows does