ADVANTAGES OF USING WINDOWS.
Ease of use,
users are familiar with earlier versions of Windows will probably also find the
more modern ones easy to work due to the existence of software which describe
everything from the standardized look and feel of almost all programs written
for Windows to the way the file system has been presented ever since the days
of MS-DOS This is one of the main reasons why Windows users are often reluctant
to switch operating systems.
Support for new hardware,
virtually all hardware manufacturers will offer support for a recent version of
Windows when they go to market with a new product. Again, Microsoft's dominance
of the software market makes Windows impossible for hardware manufacturers to
ignore. So, if you run off to a store today any buy some random new piece of
computer hardware, you will find that it will probably work with the latest
version of Windows.
Plug and Play, as
an operating system for the average home user, Windows still has an edge over
the competition in the area of Plug and Play support for Personal computer
hardware. As long as the right
drivers are installed, Windows will usually do a good job at recognizing new
hardware. Other operating systems also offer Plug & Play functionality, but
to a lesser degree and more frequently require manual intervention.
DISADVANTAGES OF USING WINDOWS.
High resource requirements, as
opposed to the makers of other operating systems, Microsoft requires its
customers to invest the most in their computer hardware: a faster processor
(the CPU), more internal memory and a larger hard disk. Microsoft have always
maintained that this is due to all the extra functionality that they've added,
as demanded by their customers. Actually, few people make use of many of those
features, yet everyone is still forced to contend with the additional overhead
that is the result.
Poor security, compared to other
operating systems, Microsoft security is weak. According to their own
developers, their products "just are not engineered for security."
The result is that Windows computers are more likely than other systems to be
hijacked and used to distribute everything from spam to pornography (Ref: Inquirer) to hate mail. Even worse, any such
activity only points to the computer that was compromised: since Windows does
not generate log files, the owner has no way of proving anyone else's
involvement.
Another aspect of this issue has to do with internal security from an administrative point of view. Configuring any computer is time-consuming and Windows is certainly no exception. Therefore, it's better if users can be prevented from making changes to certain parts of the system for purpose or by accident.
Another aspect of this issue has to do with internal security from an administrative point of view. Configuring any computer is time-consuming and Windows is certainly no exception. Therefore, it's better if users can be prevented from making changes to certain parts of the system for purpose or by accident.
Poor technical support, few
of Microsoft's support staff truly understands security or high-end enterprise
issues, and even less have access to or understand any of the source code.
Extremely high-volume accounts get special treatment, but for others the odds
of getting good support on truly difficult problems are extremely poor. To make
matters worse, the free support provided to end-users has been dramatically
reduced over the years. For businesses that depend on Microsoft products, this
translates into greater risks and higher costs.
These days, all Windows users rely heavily on the automated Windows Update system that applies all the necessary patches to Windows computers via the Internet. Unfortunately, this update system is not very reliable; it's had all kinds of problems. Recently, for example, it was giving computers that were in need of critical security patches a clean bill of health. So much for Microsoft's much vaunted Trustworthy Computing Initiative.
These days, all Windows users rely heavily on the automated Windows Update system that applies all the necessary patches to Windows computers via the Internet. Unfortunately, this update system is not very reliable; it's had all kinds of problems. Recently, for example, it was giving computers that were in need of critical security patches a clean bill of health. So much for Microsoft's much vaunted Trustworthy Computing Initiative.
Additional expenses, after setting up
a series of Microsoft computers, or even a single one for that matter, sooner
or later customers invariably find themselves in need of additional software.
For example, a virus scanner is mandatory nowadays, but many also believe a
spyware blocker is essential as well. But, that's just the cheap stuff. If you
run a Windows-based website, for instance, you may find yourself investing a
lot of money in development tools, most of which are Microsoft products. The
costs of applications that can run on your web site are usually higher than
that of other systems. For example, you can find loads of free scripts and
applications to run services such s web boards, chat rooms, web statistics and
email for Linux-based web sites, but you won't find many free applications in
the Microsoft world.
After window became the world most popular
desktop operating system internet
explorer began bundling it with windows 95 under to squash competition from
rival Netscape Navigator browser since Nets capes demise Microsoft have
introduced more and more and proprietary features into the web servers that can
only be taken advantage of with internet explorer.
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