Posted on 10/05/2012 7:57:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Maybe the Linux dorks could call it Linux 8? instead of these strupiud names no one recognizes?
after over 40 years of linux/unix why has microsoft overtaken them ?
Stupid names, cryptic commands, and lack of understanding of THE MARKETPLACE. Gramma wants to plug it on and go see the pictures of her grandchildren on the interweb.
Not recompile the latest ‘distro’
Thanks; how’d you know I’m seriously consdering switching to non-windows?
I’m dual booting Windows 8 Enterprise Eval and Ubuntu 12.04 currently. I’ve steered clear of Win releases since the ME disaster, but really like 8 with the Metro interface. I’m going to be purchasing a copy of Pro when it is released.
My primary use for the machine I’ll be putting it on is to replace Boxee and take command of my NAS and media applications at home. Most impressive about Win8 is the boot time - even on an old Celeron processor it is under 8 seconds. I find myself booting Win8 instead of Ubuntu more and more. I think Win8 will be a hit.
Linux on desktop is a big yawn ...
The guy with two last names is slamming Windows? Say it ain’t so!
Open source Linux only came around in 1991 based on UNIX but do you know Apple’s OS X is Unix? If Xerox didn’t invent graphical user interface you wouldn’t be computer addict today. If you think Unix commands are cryptic have you seen the raw source codes how Windows programs are written?
Metro is stupid. I dont like Ubuntu either. Windows 8 with no Metro interface would work for me.
Like anybody with a clue would seriously want to deploy Windows RT as a desktop replacement in an AD environment. Jeez.
RE: Windows 8 with no Metro interface would work for me.
That can be done. Microsoft has built in tools and features to allow you to do it and return to the familiar UI.
Gee, how did I know that this was going to be the conclusion?
I love how all these Linux distros fight it out for less than 2% of the total desktop market share.
So, if Ubuntu is 2nd in the Linux share (after Mint) they must get about .005% of the total. ooooh, how impressive.
After he got married he wanted to keep his professional name. His husband doesn't seem to mind.
You haven’t had to do that in years. The newer Linux distros are all stable and remarkably easy to use for your average “point and click” user.
I’m doing a web kiosk based on Fedora 12.10 Beta 2 right now. They even fixed Unity so it doesn’t suck quite so bad as it did during it’s debut.
Compared to Win 8 and Mountain Lion? Pure OS gold...
Typed Fedora... Meant Ubuntu. Also working on a Fedora 17 project for a student lab. That’s working good too...
Those are being stripped out in the RTM version.
Metro is there to stay.
Wow. Couldn't even make it past post 2 before the insults start. Is that all you got?
Personally, I couldn't care less if people switch from MS-Windows to Linux. It would be nice to have less spam-spewing zombie MS-Windows desktops out there, but that's what spam filters are for.
The 12.04 trashed my Ubuntu installation and I switched to Mint with the XP-like MATE interface. Loving it and not going back.
From Microsoft’s perspective, the best that can be said of Windows 8 is that it’ll make Windows 7 into the new XP.
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