5 Reasons to Choose Ubuntu over Windows

    The latest version of windows, windows 8.1 is the currently dominating Operating System in the PC world. But little do the users know about what they are not getting from this operating system. Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) is the latest version of Ubuntu OS and Canonical’s designers have made sure to give to the users what they want. Through this article, you will get to know 5 reasons as to why Ubuntu should be preferred over Windows 8.1 anytime.

• Windows is not open source. Therefore you can’t get access to every line of code. So problems cannot be found and diagnosed.But since Ubuntu is open source, every line of code can be checked. Whenever problems are found, they can be fixed immediately.     

• A large number of apps for Windows 8.1 are not free. So you need to invest money not only for the OS but also for apps that you want.Almost 99% of apps are free in the case of Ubuntu. Those which cost money are probably the ones that have paid Windows versions of it.

• Windows is very vulnerable to attacks from viruses, malware and other harmful threats. So you need to have anti-virus software installed in your computer and good anti-virus software costs a lot.You don’t have to worry about virus threats on Ubuntu. There are very few threats on Ubuntu and also antivirus solutions for Ubuntu are absolutely free.

• Windows is not completely secure. It is not that difficult to get through the password and get access to all the files in the system. Encrypting the hard disk is not efficient and money is also required.But Ubuntu permits users to encrypt their hard drives and makes it completely impossible to access without a password.

• You need to pay to get a genuine Windows OS. Only genuine ones will get security updates and other features from Microsoft.Ubuntu is completely free.

    These are few of the reasons why should consider Ubuntu over Windows. Ubuntu is a very user friendly OS. Now a lot of games have released for Ubuntu and many still being developed. So why buy Windows when you can get the same features or maybe even more on Ubuntu? Go get Ubuntu from here.

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Khurshid Kamar

    Khurshid Kamar is a student of Computer Science Engineering who has merged his
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