What can Windows do that Linux can't?

[Hated On Mostly]

Windows supports Intel Quick Sync, Linux does not.

[Hated On Mostly]

because no one I know in real life actually tracks me save for my troll parents.

You break your poor mother's heart...

[akoskm]

Optimus Technology, saving battery power/life.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/optimus_technology.html

(First time that windows becomes cheaper to me than Linux, after so many years... I can get Windows 7 for free through academic licence => optimus support => + battery life)

[AgentZ86]

Windows can keep thinking and scanning my hard drive continuously for no apparent reason while linux cannot. It would seem linux just loads up and the hard drive light goes out and it's done

I don't think linux will ever be able to do this and continuously keep my hard drive light on.

Not that this is a good thing I prefer the system to load and be done with it

I noticed linux hard drive light never comes on unless I click on something or actually do something on the computer.

[asus701user]

Windows can 'see' and connect to an Ubuntu machine. Two Ubuntu machines on the same network cannot see each other.

Generally Ubuntu is poor at networking. E.g. autofs - a nightmare.

[irv]

Windows can 'see' and connect to an Ubuntu machine. Two Ubuntu machines on the same network cannot see each other.

Generally Ubuntu is poor at networking. E.g. autofs - a nightmare.

I think you are wrong on this one. Any Linux OS is better at networking then Windows. Here is a screen shot of my laptop looking at my server on my network. No problem seeing other ubuntu machines from one another. This includes running Remote Desktop or Samba. Maybe you can't see them because you do not have them setup right, and remember Linux has much better security then Windows.
server.jpg

[sammiev]

Windows can 'see' and connect to an Ubuntu machine. Two Ubuntu machines on the same network cannot see each other.

Generally Ubuntu is poor at networking. E.g. autofs - a nightmare.

I run remote laptops all the time to update software from one to another with no problems. All 3 laptops running Ubuntu.

[KatDawg]

Windows can use a memory card for extra memory if needed.

I'm new here and relatively new to Ubuntu.

Can you configure Ubuntu to use a memory card as a swap partition?
I was going to try it myself but gparted just doesn't seem to be loading the parts.

Thanks in advance.

[viperdvman]

I can stream movies (and music too) from my Windows desktop to my XBox 360, no problem (requires doing a sharing setup in Windows Media Player). Not sure if I can do the same thing with an Ubuntu computer. It's one of the reasons I still keep Windows around on my desktop.

[Tri-Booter]

Windows can suck it now.. For some reason I always had issues with Wine and previous releases until 11.10.. I just finished playing MW2 on the highest level and it ran better than it ever did on 7 Ultimate 64... So I'm good..