The next difference is the time taken to update the operating systems. Windows have only recently began to make massive update the operating system regularly, and even now not as fast as Linux. Linux, for example update Ubuntu twice a year. Now this can scare many people if their not used how to update the operating system, but I assure you it’s very easy to update. When you’re due an update, you’ll get a pop-up, asking if you’re ready to update to the next system. If you are back-up your files, (Also very easy to do), and click update.

Security while being on the internet has always been a risk while using Windows, but with Linux, it’s almost impossible to catch any kind of bug or virus while being on the internet. Linux has had about 60-100 viruses listed to this date, but none are actively spreading nowadays. Where as Windows is thought to have around 60,000 viruses in Windows, and then Anti Viruses costs around £20-£400.

The price of Windows has always been varied but still extremely expensive, but Linux can be completely free. Obviously there are pay for versions, but they’re normally cheaper that Windows anyway.

There are some drawbacks  from using Linux and one of those is gaming. Very few games can be run on Linux. Some games can be played by using Wine, but even then a very small amount can be played. But this is beginning to change with the program Steam. Steam allows you to buy,install and play games. At the beginning it only supported Windows, Apple, and a very small amount of Linux games. But now with more games branching out to Linux users, the games list for Linux is growing quickly.

Link to Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/

If you’re interested in Linux in using any of the Linux distributions, then I would suggest Ubuntu. Here’s their website address: http://www.ubuntu.com/