Point of difference
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Windows
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Linux
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Definition
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A
software which belongs to Microsoft
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It is an
open source software
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OS
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GUI
based
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Kernal
based
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Reliability
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System
often crashes
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Less
possibility of system crash
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Security
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So far
60,000 viruses evolved
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So far
60-100 viruses evolved
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Financial
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$300-retail
price
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$50-retail
price
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Example
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8.1, 8,
7, Vista, XP
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Ubontu,
Fedora, Android, Red Hat
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