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Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon vs. Mac OS X Leopard

Posted by Zonk on from the who-is-king-of-the-jungle dept.

walterbyrd writes "Linux magazine has up a decent article comparing Gutsy Gibbon to Leopard. 'The stereotype for each OS is well known: Mac OS X is elegant, easy-to-use, and intuitive, while Ubuntu is stable, secure, and getting better all the time. Both have come a long way in a short time, and both make excellent desktops. So we have two great desktop operating systems out at roughly the same time. Let's see how they stack up against each other.'"

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  1. Oh god by TitusC3v5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think I just had a geekgasm from just reading the title.

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    1. Re:Oh god by kcbrown · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just remember...there's no such thing as "nowhere to go but up", especially in software. No matter how bad it is, it's possible to make it worse.

      Microsoft proves that all the time!

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    2. Re:Oh god by Reverend528 · · Score: 4, Funny

      "crappy now...and nowhere to go but up"

      That's what people said about XP.

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  2. Here's a video version of the article by TheLazySci-FiAuthor · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sshbHTDSwCk

    Gutsy indeed! ;)

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    1. Re:Here's a video version of the article by dolphinling · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually, I think more important would be that a leopard can climb trees...

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  3. Comparison results by Kohath · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Ubuntu OS exceeds the Mac OS in Gibboniness, whereas Apple seems to have cornered the market on Leopardiness. The overall Toucaniness and Salamanderiness of the offerings is about the same.

  4. Connection timed out ... by bifurcation · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... Leopard wins!

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  5. Comparing apples to ... by ari_j · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't this like comparing apples to apes? :P No, seriously, the blurb was too stupid for me to bother reading anything more. Someone was really just digging for three-part stereotypes for the two OSes.

  6. Risk by nurb432 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yep, counting on apple is pretty risky, you never know how long those startup tech companies might last.

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