| WINDOWS PLATFORM | LINUX PLATFORM | ||
| Application name | Market price (tigerdirect.com or vender site) |
Application name | |
| OS | Windows XP home w/ sp2 | 192.99 | Ubuntu 5.10 i386 |
| Chinese input | Smart Pinyin | free | SCIM |
| Office Suite | Office 2003 std. | 341.99 | Openoffice.org 2 |
| Text Editor | UltraEdit 10.0 | 39.95 | Gedit 2.12.1 |
| Dictionary | Powerword 2005 | 49.95 | StartDict |
| Ebook Reader | Adobe Reader 7.0
CHM reader |
free | Evince 0.4.0
XCHM |
| MultiMedia Player | MediaPlayer
Realplyer (avi, rmvb, xvid, divx, quicktime) |
free | Totom, Xine, win32codes
Realplayer |
| Images Viewer | ACDSee 7.0 | 49.99 | gThumb 2.6.5 |
| Photo Editor | PhotoShop CS2 v9.0 | 569.99 | Gimp 2.2.8 |
| Compress | WinRAR 3.2 | 29.00 | Nattilus 2.12.1 |
| Internet | |||
| Emule | Emule 4.6c | free | Amule 2.0.3 |
| Download Tools | Thunder 5 | free | Download for X v2.5.0 |
| Ftp Client | FlashFXP | 25.00 | Gftp 2.0.18 |
| BT | BitComet | free | Azureus |
| IM Tools | |||
| MSN Messenger 7.0 | free | GAIM 1.5.0 | |
| Google Talk | free | GAIM 1.5.0 | |
| Skype | free | Skype 1.2.0.17 | |
| Email Client | Outlook Express | free | Evolution 2.4.1 |
| Web Browser | IE | free | Firefox 1.0.7 |
| Tools | |||
| Security suite | Mcafee Internet Security Suite | 29.99 | unnecessary |
| DVD/CD Burner | Nero 6 Ultra | 86.00 | |
| Total Cost of Software | 1,414.85 | free | |
There are so many options. I list what are installed on my Ubuntu pc.
I will try the software one by one and compare with the application on the windows side by side.
I trust that it is the habit, not the tech., to postpone the change from the paid software to free software.
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