Posted by Matthew McKenzie Wednesday, Jan 7, 2009, 03:51 AM ET Apple spends millions of dollars each year to explain why OS X is the world's best desktop operating system. That doesn't necessarily mean it's true. TechRepublic blogger Jack Wallen recently posted ten things that he thinks Linux does better than Mac OS X. His list is a welcome antidote to Apple's (unsurprising) party line: Anything Linux can do, OS X can do better. Wallen's list is also likely to drive quite a few Mac fanatics straight up the nearest wall. But we'll stick to business here rather than pleasure. An especially interesting point for small-business IT users is the fact that Linux is typically far more portable than OS X: "Another area where Linux shines over all other operating systems is in its ability to migrate an installation from hardware to...
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