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Will Mac and Linux be treated equal to Microsoft Windows?

After reporting the news about Google’s new Lively service being not ready for Apple Mac OS X, an interesting question has come about after looking at comments on this topic.

Do you think Apple Mac and Linux will ever be treated equal to Microsoft Windows?

I do understand that Google has been good at supporting the Mac in the past, but with Google Talk and now Lively not supporting Mac OS, it would be nice to see equal support in the future with new product launches and that’s even if they are in Beta.

We would not expect Google or any other brand to wait until the Mac version was ready before releasing a product, but the Mac has many webmasters and developers using it as the main OS and we all wish for more equal-ness.

The day may come where Mac and Linux are treated as equals to windows, but many of us believe that this day is in the distant future.

Do you believe Linux or Mac OS X will ever be treated equal to the Windows operating system?

Linux preferred over Microsoft Windows by Acer

We reported yesterday how open source is becoming more of a favorite by the end user and as money and budgets get tighter for the public this will only increase. Linux has been said to be preferred over Microsoft Windows by Acer, this will include the fact that a Linux laptop can be sold for less.

Cheap Laptops reported “Gianpiero Morbello, Vice President of Marketing for Acer has said that his Taiwanese PC maker is to develop the market for Linux, not just for its low cost ultra-portable but for the companies’ laptops as well; the reason given is due to the cost and operation of the Microsoft OS over open-source Linux”.

With this in mind, are you happy to buy a Linux laptop instead of a Windows machine?

We also heard that On Tuesday, Acer officially unveiled their entry into the low cost mini-laptop market by launching their Aspire One, which will come with both Windows XP and Linux. The Acer Aspire One price begins at $379 so it makes sense to cut costs as much as possible. The attraction for this is not only the cost but also the expectancy of a full-featured mini-laptop.

Some users also find Linux a faster software platform to boot up; the problem comes with people getting use to Linux rather than Windows.

Will Linux take over Microsoft Windows Soon?

One blog on Zedomax has noticed something interesting and that is Linux starting to take over the world with Mini-notebooks and netbooks. Many computer users have said that Linux will beat Microsoft Windows at some point, but when that point will be is very hard to guess even it did happen.

Will Linux take over Microsoft Windows Soon? The answer to this question will depend on how we class soon, if soon means within 5 years then it could be a yes, any sooner than that would be some accomplishment. The Blog (which you can read here) went on to explain their views of Linux taking over people’s computers.

With so many uses today going towards open-source software, it will make it harder and harder for people to sell paid software when there is similar open-source software. You only have to look at Norton Anti Virus and AVG, many of my work colleagues and friends are moving to AVG.

Are Microsoft is afraid of Linux? If they are afraid of Linux, it could be because once people start catching on to Linux and start using it more often, there will be no more need for Windows. Then Microsoft might have to go open-source if they want to compete with Linux.

What’s your view on open-source software, Linux and Vista or XP?

Apple Mac Mini: benefit of being both a Mac OS X and Windows PC

The Apple Mac mini has been around a while now and I own one of the first models of the Mac Mini, which is Mac OS only, the newer models have the benefit of being both a Mac OS X and a Windows PC Read more