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 Free Windows |
 Microsoft Windows |
 Price |
Only 18$ for the distribution disk. You can install it on an infinite number of computers. |
From 180$ to 320$ for each license. You should buy a license for each computer. |
 Free software |
Practically all the software is free |
There are some free programs, but they are considerably worse than paid ones |
 Security |
Free Windows is realized on a very high level due to the competent distribution of users rights. There are just about ten viruses that can attack Free Windows, but they can't corrupt all the system in whole. |
Relatively low. The vast majority of malicious software attacks only Microsoft Window. |
 Reliability |
Rather high. Free Windows can ensure uninterrupted operation during several years. |
Rather low. It is not recommended to install Microsoft Windows on servers. |
 System requirements |
Free Windows successfully works even on obsolete hardware. It does not matter how many programs are installed on your computer. System performance depends only on the amount of programs that are running at the moment. |
With each new version of Microsoft Windows system requirements increase. Great amount of installed programs leads to the considerable performance degradation of the whole system. |
 Possibility of updating |
New versions of software regularly appear. Access to the source code is available, so everybody can improve Free Windows on one's own. |
Official updates from the Microsoft server. |
