Differing world views

 
 
 
 

PC

Unix

Data organized by program Data organized by topic
Feature-rich suites that do everything Small tools specialized for each task.
Can combine tools in many combinations
Duplicate OS tasks Let the user take advantage of the OS
One window owns the screen Small windows for each task.
User should never have to learn  The more you learn, the more you can do
100% graphic interface  Command line is available when you need it.

 

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