Linux is the kernel, the core of the operating system. On top of it usually runs a graphical environment which is not counted (I don't know why) often and which can be light, heavy or even very heavy
Linux plain is an operating system that runs in console mode. If you want windows and so on you have to add a graphical environment of your choice.
Windows on the other hand has additional and sometimes redundant services. For example it is common to have Direct-X and OpenGL for compatibility reasons.
You can make a Linux as heavy or heavier than a windows
Windows on the other hand has additional services that are sometimes redundant.
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Because you are comparing different things
Linux is the kernel, the core of the operating system. On top of it usually runs a graphical environment which is not counted (I don't know why) often and which can be light, heavy or even very heavy
Linux plain is an operating system that runs in console mode. If you want windows and so on you have to add a graphical environment of your choice.
Windows on the other hand has additional and sometimes redundant services. For example it is common to have Direct-X and OpenGL for compatibility reasons.
You can make a Linux as heavy or heavier than a windows
Windows on the other hand has additional services that are sometimes redundant.