ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF

MAC/WINDOWS/LINUX

Windows Advantages Easy to learn Graphical Advantages Help and Support Widely used Software compatibility Customisable Customisable

Hardware The gaming OS Windows 7 GUI

Windows

DISADVANTAGES Crashes Security Cost System requirements Bugs Can’t run multiple OS Blue Screen of

Death

Windows Who would

use a Windows OS

General public The IT industry Businesses Hackers

Server 2008

Macintosh Advantages  Simple Great graphical UI Security Plug n play Faster and easier

installation Less crashing/more

reliable Unique programs Boot camp Mac OSX GUI

Macintosh Disadvantage

s Amount of users Smaller help and

support team Program compatibility Price Customization Gaming Many games just

for windows

Macintosh Who would use

a Macintosh OS ?

People who want an attractive computer system

Media users People after a simple

system to get the job done Companies who like

variety switching between Mac and Windows OS

Macintosh System and OS

Linux Advantages Free Access to anything and

everything By programmers and

for programmers Secure Stable Low system

requirements

Linux

Disadvantages

Very hard to learn Little support available Hardware support Very little compatible

software available

Linux Who would

use a Linux OS ?

Programmers Server administrators Network administrators Anyone familiar with

how to use Linux

Conclusion