Open source software alone is one of the most heavily downloaded items throughout the entire internet; however operating systems of these are few and far between. Ubuntu and Linux are the two main open source software’s that are operating systems ,and due to this are set to compete with the likes of apple Macintoshes operating system OS leopard and Microsoft’s Windows 7 alike.
Because of their free nature they are perfect for those who purchase computers without an operating system pre installed within the machine, and it is through these users that many of the downloads derive. Similarly many users download these systems as they are compatible with an array of hardware systems that Microsoft may not support, due to this again notebook users can be seen downloading these software’s for old models, looking too be sped up.
However the question that many ask is why if they are free do we all not save ourselves money and download them. The question relies within that of the corporate power of big companies such as Microsoft and Macintosh. Their ability to buy out software manufactures to make the upcoming products exclusive to their software or indeed both can be troublesome for the free operating systems who receive little revenue from their products, and however many see these system as being far superior offering the user a greater degree of freedom, but with limited money their software having limited popularity their chances of major success is slim. It is because of this that they may persevere however with all open source software, the problem arises in that the support is not great enough and with large scale business creating exclusive goods to work solely on their machines, we can only hope that these operating systems continue to be produces and flourish as functioning computer software operating systems.
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