5 reasons why Microsoft 'shy' Linux

Linux operating system is very "flexible", easy to "reform" to run on any electronic device .

On the computer market, the Windows operating system is still dominating, even Apple Mac OS X still has more users than Linux. Have you ever wondered why Microsoft is still "afraid" of the Linux operating system?

Here are 5 reasons for this.

1. Flexibility

Linux is an operating system that can be easily "modified" to run on any electronic device. Meanwhile, Apple Mac OS X is always associated with its hardware, therefore, it is difficult to conclude about the development of this operating system in the future. The fact that developers always assume a time is not far away, Linux will take the place of Windows. Therefore, Microsoft's position is always threatened by Linux.

2. Costs

In the current difficult situation, a free product like Linux is the "wise" choice of consumers. Linux is free, but its value is worth it.

3. Confidentiality

Windows is considered to be the least secure operating system with numerous viruses stalking, threatening to sabotage computer systems. Meanwhile, Linux is getting better, closer to users and higher security.

4. Firefox browser

Since Firefox appeared and officially replaced Internet Explorer on the web browser 'front', the open source free software developer and community has become more "excited" than ever. Some of them believe in the upcoming success of Linux, and Microsoft is clearly aware of this "threat" and is always looking for ways to prevent Firefox's development to slow Linux's progress.

5. Application software

The amount of open source free software that supports Linux is growing. In terms of quality, they are competitive with commercial software written for Windows. Currently, the work is done on Windows, absolutely possible with Linux.