Do certain systems hate Linux?

[Shashank SVRSN]

On Saturday 08 June 2013 08:05 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 08/06/13 23:41, Shashank SVRSN wrote:
>> Hi !
>>
>> My friend always has some or the other problem when using Ubuntu. 
>> Earlier he used to complain 'slow Internet connectivity -- only in 
>> Ubuntu, not in Windows'. Now he changed to another ISP and new 
>> complaint is 'no Internet connectivity -- only in Ubuntu, not in 
>> Windows'.
>>
>> He used 'Linux Mint Live CD' too but in vain. My laptop never had a 
>> problem with his ISP. His system is a Sony Vaio VPCEH25EN. Sony being 
>> such a big company... I can't understand the reason
>
> Define "slow connectivity".
>
> Slow browsing - using which browser?
>
> Slow downloads of files to update system?
>
> What exactly is slow?
>
> BC
>
'Slow' here means 'it takes lot of time to load any given web page when 
compared to that in Windows'

Browser - Firefox..