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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.'"
story submissions are nothing but lies.
Good, if nobody talks about the company of the shitty OS (aka Microsoft), then maybe the competition can have a chance at EXISTING. Once that's done, we can cleat the minds of the poor users who have been living trapped in the claw of suckness.
Have you heard about SoylentNews?
And while they piddle around with changing the theme every 2 days, there is STILL no supported way to play blu-rays on Linux. There is still no way to view netflix streaming movies. Look, I can live with a 5 year old theme, I just don't want to be left in the slums of the internet because the focus is on changing the theme colors yet again rather than keeping up with other OSs.
until PC's has to be sold without an OS. That way people are forced to know what to do and what can be put on the computer. In the mean time Microsoft and Apple will keep forcing everyone to install Windows or Mac OS.
Would also forcing Grandma from going to Best Buy, buy a PC, go home, surf the net, and get the PC infested. The much needed "Driver License" for PC's need to include OS knowledge.
It's not bribing. It's called the free market.
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem.
'The improvements we're making to Ubunutu ... are a better route for us to reach out to users and get a bigger user base.'
The problem any mass market Linux distribution are perfectly clear and quite possibly unsolvable.
Linux arrived late to the party.
It needed to be there no later than Win 3.1. Certainly no later than Win 95.
The FOSS app can't be confined to a single operating system.
The forces that drive the port to Windows are many, visibility and financial support among them.
The geek needs to take a hard look at what is in his Linux repository and whether it offers any compelling reason for migration.
Planescape: Torment is a $6 download from Gog.com.
To atttract the PC gamer, you have to make your free gaming repository at least as compelling as the Windows bargain bin.
If you want the digital photo enthusiast you have to make The GIMP at least as easy and engaging to use as a hardware-acclerated Paint.NET - and you need to find a new name for your product.
The more you have to explain, the less people are willing to listen.
Migration to the alternative OS has all the appeal of root canal. It is a very, very tough sell.
H.264 is not a problem for Windows.
Netflix is not a problem for Windows.
Protected content or subscription services of any kind, are not a problem for Windows.
Microsoft doesn't care about what is politically correct. It cares about what is commercially viable.