Re: Why is linux slower than Windows (Firefox)?

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:34:37 UTC, pureheart@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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Perhaps Linux is just not as well optimized??


Perhaps a different optimisation. IME with OS/2, Windows multi-tasks
much slower than OS/2, but the other side is that the rapid response
of OS/2 must mean that less processor time is available for other
stuff. If Linux has been designed to be better at multi-tasking than
Windows, it may be that it is slower to complete a given task.
Although 1 - 2 seconds vs 4 - 5 seconds for Linux sounds extreme.

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