Ubuntu is only cheaper if you don't value your time at all.
I'm not dismissing your analysis, but, as the previous quote shows, you are presenting it as if it were valid for everyone, which isn't the case at all.
I'm not saying that Ubuntu is worthless in general, just that in this case when I factor in the opportunity cost of using it, it was cheaper for me to switch back to Windows. (emphasis added)
Now you say it right: it was cheaper for you. I can accept that there are cases where Linux isn't a good option. But there are many others were it is indeed cost-effective and a real time saver. It all depends on what your needs are, and on which experience you have. So saying that Ubuntu is only cheaper if you don't value your time at all is generally false, because there are many people who actually use Ubuntu because it saves their time.
So what? Ubuntu obviously doesn't fit the bill for you (or at least, you more readily ignore Windows' faults than you do Ubuntu's) . This doesn't make Ubuntu worthless in general, though, as the grandparent post suggests and as you suggest by ding-ding-dinging it. Suitability for your purposes is not universal.
The 'Ubentu' thing should be enough to tell that this guy's just trolling. Moderators should pay attention, though, and don't give a +5 (interesting) to someone who won't even properly spell the names of the operating systems he's writing about.
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I'm not dismissing your analysis, but, as the previous quote shows, you are presenting it as if it were valid for everyone, which isn't the case at all.
I'm not saying that Ubuntu is worthless in general, just that in this case when I factor in the opportunity cost of using it, it was cheaper for me to switch back to Windows. (emphasis added)Now you say it right: it was cheaper for you. I can accept that there are cases where Linux isn't a good option. But there are many others were it is indeed cost-effective and a real time saver. It all depends on what your needs are, and on which experience you have. So saying that Ubuntu is only cheaper if you don't value your time at all is generally false, because there are many people who actually use Ubuntu because it saves their time.
So what? Ubuntu obviously doesn't fit the bill for you (or at least, you more readily ignore Windows' faults than you do Ubuntu's) . This doesn't make Ubuntu worthless in general, though, as the grandparent post suggests and as you suggest by ding-ding-dinging it. Suitability for your purposes is not universal.
The 'Ubentu' thing should be enough to tell that this guy's just trolling. Moderators should pay attention, though, and don't give a +5 (interesting) to someone who won't even properly spell the names of the operating systems he's writing about.
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