> No, I'd say that it's because Linux is a bit more efficient in its use of
> the processor.  I wouldn't expect to see 100% utilization unless I was
> actually running a highly intensive application like POV-Ray that
> actually needed the CPU.  Launching a program is kid's stuff - no reason
> for that to suck 100% of the CPU.

Of course there is, if a certain amount of code needs to be executed by the 
CPU to "launch" the program, I want my OS to use 100% CPU until it's done. 
Whether that takes 0.01ms or 1 second, it should still use 100% CPU until 
it's done.  What on Earth is the reason not to?

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