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Ubuntu Won't Moan To EU About Microsoft
Barence writes "The company behind the Ubuntu Linux distro says it has no plans to follow Opera's lead and file a complaint against Microsoft to the EU. Ubuntu 10.10 is the most 'consumer-friendly' version of the Linux distro to date, but it faces an uphill battle against Microsoft's marketing machine. Even high-profile supporter Dell has dropped Ubuntu machines from its website in recent months, while continuing to remind visitors that 'Dell recommends Windows 7' at the top of every PC page. 'I don't think we've ever considered [an EU complaint],' said Steve George, vice president of business development at Canonical. 'The improvements we're making to Ubunutu ... are a better route for us to reach out to users and get a bigger user base.'"
As soon as the revolution comes, we all know what to do with the MicroSoft marketing department.
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Bribe them to promote Ubuntu (and linux in general)? No sense throwing away skilled laborers.
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Well, the joke's on them, because 2010 is the year of Linux on the laptop.
Re: You can still buy Dell computers preloaded with Ubuntu.
I eventually had to go down to the sitemap. D: That's the display department.
A: I had to do a search. D: The database must have been out. A: So were the links.
D: But you did find the Ubuntu Dells. A: Yes, I found them. In a hidden directory in a disused sever behind a popup that said "Beware of the Malware".
D: That's our Dell department.
Domestic spying is now "Benign Information Gathering"
My wife set up Ubuntu 8.04 alone and got everything to work. flash, samba, A/V codecs, media players. In fact, we were going to make a whining video about how difficult everything was with Linux but had to cancel it due to everything turning out better than expected.
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That's a bit cynical. Maybe they recommend Windows 7 because it offers an industry beating Low Total Cost of Ownership and compatibility with leading Enterprise applications. Also It Just Works.
Plus Windows is the only OS covered by Microsoft's Patent Promise.
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