{"id":6473,"date":"2019-01-03T19:08:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T13:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/?p=6473"},"modified":"2025-04-01T22:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:15:04","slug":"windows-vs-linux-operating-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/windows-vs-linux-operating-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows vs Linux Operating System"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ipwit-237248317\" class=\"ipwit-before-content ipwit-entity-placement\" style=\"width: 728px;\"><div class=\"ipwit-adlabel\">Google ADs<\/div><div style=\"height: 90px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1375203873676133\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px;\" \ndata-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1375203873676133\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9359532231\"><\/ins> \n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"227\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6477 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WINDOWS-VS-LINUX-400x227.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WINDOWS-VS-LINUX-400x227.png 400w, https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WINDOWS-VS-LINUX-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WINDOWS-VS-LINUX-600x341.png 600w, https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WINDOWS-VS-LINUX-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WINDOWS-VS-LINUX-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WINDOWS-VS-LINUX-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/WINDOWS-VS-LINUX.png 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Windows<\/strong> and<strong> Linux<\/strong> are 2 of the most famous and widely used <strong>Operating system<\/strong> globally. With new updates and features being introduced, both these Linux OS have been in limelight across the world.<\/p>\n<p>While the 1st version of <strong>Windows (1.0)<\/strong> got released in 1985, Linux, built by Linus Torvalds, came to fore in 1991. While Windows is GUI based Operating system which has commercials associated with licensing, Linux is an Open Source and free for use.<\/p>\n<p>Related &#8211; <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/product\/linux\/\">Top Linux Interview Questions<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><div id=\"ipwit-3322477650\" class=\"ipwit-content ipwit-entity-placement\"><div class=\"ipwit-adlabel\">Google ADs<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1375203873676133\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1375203873676133\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2483378328\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p>In fact, notable to share that windows has captured approx. 90% share in Global OS market, whereas Linux sits at meagre 1.6%.<\/p>\n<p>Another essential contrast between both is that former is very less secured compared to the latter, also that windows is very less considerate to end-user privacy whereas Linux provides full privacy to its users.<\/p>\n<p>Related- <a href=\"https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/linux-vs-unix\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>LINUX vs UNIX<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Proponents of Windows boast of the OS being very user friendly and easy to use compared to Linux which is more complex and requires more skill to operate and work on.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Linux is considered very customizable with a plethora of features to support bespoke needs which are limited when it comes to Windows.<\/p>\n<p>Having shared the thoughts in the above paragraphs, below table summarizes the same in a simple and structured format \u2013<\/p>\n<p id=\"ldQfwwr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6474 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c2e538702c4e.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"477\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c2e538702c4e.png 852w, https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c2e538702c4e-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c2e538702c4e-600x371.png 600w, https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c2e538702c4e-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c2e538702c4e-400x247.png 400w, https:\/\/ipwithease.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/img_5c2e538702c4e-768x475.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h3><div id=\"ipwit-3428879816\" class=\"ipwit-post-end-ad ipwit-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1375203873676133\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1375203873676133\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2483378328\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows and Linux are 2 of the most famous and widely used Operating system globally. 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