Linux was first created as an alternative to Windows XP.

The statement is false because Linux was not created as an alternative to Windows XP. Linux is an open-source operating system that was initially developed as a Unix-like system for personal computers, servers, and embedded systems. It was developed by Linus Torvalds in the early 1990s as an extension of the MINIX operating system, not as a direct response or alternative to any specific version of Windows. Additionally, Windows XP was released by Microsoft in 2001, while Linux had already been in development for several years prior to that.