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Linux Operating System Benefits And Features
LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM BENEFITS AND FEATURES
I am struggling to find a place to begin telling you about all the benefits and features you'll enjoy with Linux.
The operating system loads quickly and shuts down quickly
The operating system is very low cost
Upgrades are FREE!
Browsers like Firefox, Opera, and Chrome work well in Linux
Linux offers an amazing number of free programs
Linux can run Window Office
Linux runs Open Office
Linux looks enough like Windows you won't feel like you're in a strange place.
New open source software is available.
Older open source software is upgraded FREE!
You are not pestered about “Genuine Linux”
When you want to add software it is easy to find what you need
You don't have to clean the registry often – I've never felt the need in Linux
Linux can run Internet Explorer
You have access to support without paying for it
There are several places to find support
You may have access to a support group of living people in your community
You can learn Linux at your own pace
Linux will run your “legacy” equipment saving you replacement costs
Linux has educational software for FREE!
Linux has a self-adjusting star chart for FREE!
Linux is NOT Windows
Linux has photo editing and managing software for FREE (GIMP and F-SPOT)
You can run checking and finance software on Linux
Linux will co-exist peacefully with Windows on your machine
The above list is not a ranked list. It is just the order the benefits and features came to me. The list is not an all inclusive list. You will find Linux has more benefits and features not shown above. My intent is to show you some ideas why you will benefit from having Linux on your computer.
If a few of the reasons listed above are of value to you I am happy to have given you this opportunity to see why many people are choosing Linux as a viable operating system. Should you decide Linux is not for you the choice to delete it is always yours to make.