ValuSoft 71685 for PC, Mac, Linux (755142716851)

Pros: Open Source
Free (as in beer)
Free (as in Speech)
Secure
Support
Awsome
Delicious
Cons: There are some proprietary applications and games that will not run on Linux.

About Ubuntu: Ubuntu is arguably the premier Linux distribution for the desktop. There are other excellent Linux distributions available, to be sure, and each have their own strengths. But Ubuntu has achieved a balance of functionality, ...

Pros: One of the easiest linux distributions on the market
Cons: Difficulties when you need to install something manually

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution like Debian, Knoppix, SuSe or Red Hat. Ubuntu is an operating system like windows or MacOS and on top of that it is free! That's because the Ubuntu community is based on the ideas of the Ubuntu manifesto: Software must be ...

Pros: Quick, fast, colors, and supports nearly ever plug and play hardware
Cons: Several windows based games cannot be emulated but there are several others which offset this.

My father is a one size fits all Windows user who demands that Windows be the formative operating system. Being that as it is one day I handed him my lap top. Within five minutes of pointing in clicking and going through the routines of checking ...

Pros: Free. Includes software for all basics. Good Support. Stable. Highly virus/malware immune.
Cons: Not a perfect one size fits all solution

I'll be frank--I have mixed feelings about Ubuntu. I have used Ubuntu off and on. The experience was more than satisfying. Yet, unlike what some say, Ubuntu isn't perfect, and it's absolutely, positively, and certainly not--and I repeat NOT--for ...

Pros: Open source, Secure
Cons: Takes more time to learn than Windows

Ubuntu is one of the best and easiest to use Linux distros. From the very beginning you feel like this operating system can do everything that Windows Vista can do and more. As you spend a few weeks becoming more acquainted to Linux (if you're not ...