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Linux vs. Windows

  
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In the last half of the 1990s, a free operating system based on Unix began to grow in popularity. Called Linux, after its original developer, Linux Torvalds, this new OS was designed to run on the same IBM-compatible P.C.s as Microsoft's Windows.

The popularity of Linux was based both on a backlash against Microsoft's market dominance and the promise of providing more stability and security than Windows.

While Linux was originally designed for and marketed to business customers, within a few years easier to use versions of Linux designed for the casual home user had begun to appear.

  
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