A Zenwalk User Changelog

It seems there is now an intensified Windows campaign on netbooks called “It’s Better With Windows”. The question that begs to be answered is “Is It?”.

Netbooks are generally scaled down version of laptops, which means low-powered, hardware wise. It is a general notion that Windows is a resource hog, most especially on computer with low hardware specifications. Linux is the exact opposite. If you install Linux on a such a machine, chances are, it will have very desirable performance (or you could “cut down on the fat” much further). Add in to the performance mix is the that most of the filesystems Linux can be installed, no defragmentation is required because it’s non-existent. You can’t say that with, let say FAT and NTFS.

Another obvious point is that Windows is a breeding ground for malware (virii, spyware, trojans, adware, you name it). Linux, on the other hand is “virtually virus free” mainly because of its pragmatic system design and its well-versed userbase (which I can’t say much for the most of the Windows users out there, that the only thing they know is startup and shut down).

Heck, I read somewhere that a factory-fresh Windows netbook got malware already! (LOL)

Also, most of the stuff you do on a netbook are generally basic stuff (web surfing, email, word processing, spreadsheets etc.) can be gone on Linux.

I have a hutch: Microsoft is giving more incentives to netbook makers to put and advertise Windows on netbooks. Also they’re banking on stupid marketing BS to get people buying. It is known the netbook industry is the sunniest part of the computer sector today, that why the big Windows push on netbook today.

The sad truth is while a consumer may know and accustomed to using Windows, the downsides attached to Windows outweights the real benefits of Linux usage.