Linux Kernel 3.3 Released
Linus Torvalds announced the final version of the new Kernel 3.3, which comes with a long list of new features.
Included are new features for the network stack, graphics drivers, Android code, storage support as well as basic architecture changes that enables ARM systems to address more than 3.8 TB of memory.
According to the published changelog, version 3.3 improves the handling of Intel's RC6 power saving mode, which enables Linux to reliably work with Sandy Bridge graphics units. The Nouveau driver package for Nvidia NVA3 (and up) GPUs now supports audio output via HDMI. AMD Evergreen GPUs now also support audio output via HDMI.
The developers have also invested some effort to "fight bufferbloat", which is a scenario of latency and throughput issues that are caused by excessive buffering. Byte queue limits are introduced to help solve the problem and enables developers to set a configurable limit of packet data. The Kernel 3.3 now also includes a NVMe driver, which acts as an interface for SSDs via PCI or PCIe.
Also noteworthy is the return of Android subsystem and feature code. The code was previously removed due to "disagreements". The kernel developers said that some subsystems and features are already available again and more will become available in the future.

You will never get a consensus with that answer.
Both OSes have their strong points. Why not install it on a virtual machine and test a distribution like Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora,... and formulate you own opinion.
I do give you recommendation, and that is patience. A lot a things work differently from Windows, so it might take some time to get used to.
It isn't better than Windows... at all. It's good for servers but I can't see why anyone would use it as a daily operating system.
You will never get a consensus with that answer.
Both OSes have their strong points. Why not install it on a virtual machine and test a distribution like Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora,... and formulate you own opinion.
I do give you recommendation, and that is patience. A lot a things work differently from Windows, so it might take some time to get used to.
um, what the heck would an ARM processor be doing with 3.8TB of memory?
"better" is relative. While I believe the difference between Linux and Windows for daily casual computing (word processing youtubing etc) is nonexistent. But i suggest you try out a distro like mint if you are interested getting into linux.
All those you mentioned except win are unix based you noob.
IT isn't. period.
No, Linux is not Unix-based. It was written to be compatible with Unix, but is not based on it. Windows NT, which is the basis for all Windows versions since Windows 2000 (to be clear, excluding ME), were, as far as I know, Unix-based. iOS is probably (as in I haven't investigated) is probably Mac-based, hence Unix-based via BSD. Android and ChomeOS are both Linux (no, they are not just Linux-based, they are Linux [they use the Linux kernel]).
Well, as others have said, differences are relative. Windows is better for games, but only because it is the only OS that the majority of PC games can be played on. The only major difference between Linux and Windows for casual use is that M$ doesn't have a Linux version of Office, you don't have IE, and there can be difficulties on Linux because of software patents on audio or video codecs (or the likes of CSS for DVDs). But Linux is free, has easy access to lots of free software, no-one can be bothered to write viruses for it (not that they would have an easy time anyway), and can have several advantages in specific situations. I think that the best way to try Linux is to use a LiveCD/DVD/USB rather than a virtual machine, and I would suggest trying a KDE-based distro such as openSUSE rather than some others.
So how come does it have a ~70% market share in servers???
I'm thinking that it is actually a mistake and should be GB.
Thank you. I was wondering how long it would be before someone pointed that out. I listed them according to how consumers perceive them. But for that matter Mac is not Unix based but MacOSX is.
It use to have more advantages over windows than it does now. It use to have a very clean UI, which has now been cluttered in most versions. It use to be the only thing with free AV editing software, but now Windows and Mac both have editing softwares. It use to be great for tinkering with to get your computer to do things it otherwise would not be able to do... but now it is so easy to develop on Windows that there is little point. It also use to be clunkey and hard to use for every-day stuff... but now they have largely fixed that in most distros
It does still win on 3 key fronts: 1) most distros are free, which is important when you have a lot of computers that you would have to purchase windows for. 2) It is secure beyond belief. While the programs that run on top of linux can be hacked or damaged, there is little to no fear of your kernal being compromised (unless you have an easy password to crack), so it is great for things where you are not sure what you are getting yourself into. 3) It has pro level networking options and makes great low-overhead servers.
DO YOU LIKE *FREE*??
Linux is free.
It's worthless for video games though.
It isn't better than Windows for a home user. Only scenarios where Linux isn't a massive pain in the ass to use is as a set-and-forget standalone server that won't network with Windows boxes. Or put it in a virtual box which is what I do when I need to run some CERN stuff that's unix based.