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Linux and Macintosh OS X have actually a lot in common. They are both derived from the UNIX model. OS X is actually based on BSD UNIX (the Berkley derived version of UNIX) and Linux is actually the kernel that allows UNIX to run on standard X86 hardware that Windows also uses. OS X used the Mach kernel to run on PowerPC hardware, but soon Apple is switching to the same type of X86 hardware that is used by Linux and Windows.
How can you own and use a computer to do my daily tasks for free or almost free? Linux is the answer for some. Microsoft spends more time trying to convince the masses that Linux is NOT free, is hard to use, and has a higher cost of ownership, then innovating anything new themselves. Many counties, cities, companies, and individuals have switched and found the opposite to be true. I myself run Red Hat, Yellow Dog (based on Red Hat, but runs on PowerPC), and SuSe Linux regularly. But Mac OS X is my main platform of choice and it too can do daily tasks for almost free (minus the hardware).
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