Is It Windows 7, Or KDE 4?

An anonymous reader writes "Is it Windows 7 or KDE 4? In this video, ZDNet takes to Sydney's streets to find out what people think of what they think is a Windows 7 demonstration. The results are surprising." Or maybe they're not surprising at all.

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[Jamie's Nightmare]

Didn't anyone watch the video closely? Look at 0:38. This is your typical Linux desktop. The picture not only opens slow, but first appears scrambled, then finally looks like it's supposed to. This is very sloppy. The overall speed of the KDE desktop is very sluggish and slow. Moving windows, maximizing or minimizing, opened or closed, it all appears very labored. I've yet to see a single Linux setup that was fast and responsive, no matter if a high end 3d card was used with the default drivers or proprietary ones. This video lives up to my expectations. Linux is very weak in the graphics department.

Any why am I not surprised this particular piece of journalistic fluff comes from Australia? I know it's bad to stereotype, but most of the Australians I've met seem to harbor a large amount of contempt for anything related to the United States. All the better for Linux, since it gives them a way to distance themselves from a large American company (i.e. Microsoft).