Today I post a new comparison of Windows Vista and Ubuntu 7.04, and the applications running on them. It is an updated post if you saw my post on October 20, 2005.
I removed some applications on windows, and replaced them by a cheaper one or free software.
The software listed below is very subjective. You may like this one, doesn’t like other one. You may have other good free software.
Say, Microsoft office, most of the Windows users will use Microsoft Office suite, but not Open Office. Yes, you can use it on it.
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WINDOWS PLATFORM |
LINUX PLATFORM |
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Application name |
Market price |
Application name |
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| OS |
Windows Vista Home Basic |
199.99 |
Ubuntu 7.04 i386 |
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Chinese input |
Google Pinyin |
free |
SCIM |
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Office Suite |
Microsoft Office Profession 2007. |
499.99 |
Openoffice.org 2.2.1 |
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Text Editor |
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Gedit 2.12.1 |
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Dictionary |
Powerword 2007 |
39.95 |
StartDict |
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Ebook Reader |
Adobe Reader 8 CHM reader |
free |
Evince 0.4.0 XCHM |
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MultiMedia Player |
MediaPlayer Realplyer (avi, rmvb, xvid, divx, quicktime) |
free |
Totom, Xine, win32codes Realplayer |
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Images Viewer |
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gThumb 2.10 |
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Photo Editor |
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Gimp 2.3.18 |
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Compress |
WinRAR 3.70 |
29.00 |
Nautilus 2.12.1 |
| Internet |
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Emule |
Emule 4.8a |
free |
Amule |
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Download Tools |
FlashGet |
free |
Download for X v2.5.0 |
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Ftp Client |
Filezilla |
free |
Gftp 2.0.18 |
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BT |
BitComet |
free |
Azureus |
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IM Tools |
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MSN Messenger |
free |
GAIM 1.5.0 |
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Google Talk |
free |
GAIM 1.5.0 |
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Skype |
free |
Skype |
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Email Client |
Outlook Express / Thunderbird |
free |
Evolution |
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Web Browser |
IE / Firefox |
free |
Firefox |
| Tools |
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Security suite |
Mcafee Internet Security Suite |
64.99 |
unnecessary |
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DVD/CD Burner |
Nero 7 Ultra |
79.99 |
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Total Cost of Software |
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free |
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So look, the cost is dropped by 28% compared with my comparison. If you move to Ubuntu 7.04. I trust you can decrease all the software purchase cost.
