But for the end user -- not so much. You could use a Linux machine for years and never touch the command line. Same with Windows. You can still use the command line with Windows, but not nearly to the extent as with Linux.
And Microsoft tends to obfuscate the command prompt from users. Without going to Run and entering cmd or command, or whichever it is these days , the user won't even know the command-line tool exists.
And if a user does get the Windows command line up and running, how useful is it really? The heading for this point might have thrown you for a loop. But let's think about this for a second.
With Linux you have with nearly every distribution a centralized location where you can search for, add, or remove software. I'm talking about package management systems, such as Synaptic. With Synaptic, you can open up one tool, search for an application or group of applications , and install that application without having to do any Web searching or purchasing.
Windows has nothing like this. With Windows, you must know where to find the software you want to install, download the software or put the CD into your machine , and run setup. For many years, it was thought that installing applications on Windows was far easier than on Linux. And for many years, that thought was right on target. Not so much now. Installation under Linux is simple, painless, and centralized. I always compare Linux especially the desktop and Windows to a room where the floor and ceiling are either movable or not.
With Linux, you have a room where the floor and ceiling can be raised or lowered, at will, as high or low as you want to make them. With Windows, that floor and ceiling are immovable. You can't go further than Microsoft has deemed it necessary to go. Take, for instance, the desktop.
Unless you are willing to pay for and install a third-party application that can alter the desktop appearance, with Windows you are stuck with what Microsoft has declared is the ideal desktop for you. You can have as much or as little on your desktop as you want.
From simple flat Fluxbox to a full-blown 3D Compiz experience, the Linux desktop is as flexible an environment as there is on a computer.
I wanted to add this because even though Linux has reached well beyond its school-project roots, Linux users tend to be soapbox-dwelling fanatics who are quick to spout off about why you should be choosing Linux over Windows. Of course, this is seen as less than professional by some. After all, why would something worthy of a corporate environment have or need cheerleaders? Shouldn't the software sell itself?
Because of the open source nature of Linux, it has to make do without the help of the marketing budgets and deep pockets of Microsoft. With that comes the need for fans to help spread the word. And word of mouth is the best friend of Linux. Some see the fanaticism as the same college-level hoorah that keeps Linux in the basements for LUG meetings and science projects.
But I beg to differ. Another company, thanks to the phenomenon of a simple music player and phone, has fallen into the same fanboy fanaticism, and yet that company's image has not been besmirched because of that fanaticism.
Windows does not have these same fans. Instead, Windows has a league of paper-certified administrators who believe the hype when they hear the misrepresented market share numbers reassuring them they will be employable until the end of time.
I remember the days of old when you had to mount your floppy to use it and unmount it to remove it. Well, those times are drawing to a close -- but not completely. One issue that plagues new Linux users is how removable media is used. The idea of having to manually "mount" a CD drive to access the contents of a CD is completely foreign to new users.
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