What can I learn from Microsoft in Linux?

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Can I learn from Microsoft in Linux? It is absolutely impossible. Well, some people think so! But in fact, all different operating systems can learn from each other and steal teachers from each other. Linux? Watch's Steven J. Vaughan-nickls article details what Linux can learn from Microsoft. Most of the author's views seem to be accepted, but Linux's supporters may still have different ideas. So what can Linux learn from Microsoft?

I. Developer Network

The first thing Linux can learn from Microsoft is MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network), which is a great starting point for developers. It provides tutorials, code examples, SDKs, articles, documents, message boards, blogs, and everything you can think of when programming for the Microsoft platform. The only drawback of Linux is searching. In other words, it has everything on MSDN, but it is not organized well. Generally, when I need some help in Linux programming, we can only use Google. All Linux systems in MSDN are available, but users do not know what they need during use.

2. unified interface

The second thing is a general interface, which basically means that all the appearances and user experience in the Linux environment are the same. Some may argue that Linux is an operating system that has become better because of many options, but this may become very confusing for common users. Microsoft has always maintained the same appearance and user experience, not only for Windows, but also for most of its applications. But as Vaughn-nickls pointed out, this may change with Office 2007, so let's not forget the "Start" button, it is surprising that Vista does not have the word "start" anymore!

3. consistent format

Like a common interface, what Linux can learn from Microsoft in the third-party development field is a common format. Over the years, Microsoft has maintained the consistency of its Office format to ensure that newer applications can read the old format, and they are easy to recognize. As Open Document Format becomes more and more popular, it poses a threat to Microsoft's unified Office Format, but it still lacks extensive support from users. In this regard, Linux has a lesson, but it still has a long way to go.