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Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever
Worst OS ever! You should read what Dana Blankhorn had to say about your beloved linux! I'll give you a hint, its not good. I can't believe they would release a distro with known harddrive bugs. I'm going to laugh at you when you lose all your data due to corruption.

Are you prepared to spend hours recompiling your kernel? Getting sound configured so it plays more than one at a time? Wishing you had a rich multimedia experience? If so, then linux is for you.

The rest of us will see this as just another ho-hum yawn linux distro release that doesn't offer anything new. I wonder if ZDNet is even going to mention it. Remember how unsuccessful Ubuntu 9.04's release was? ZDNet only had the article on the front page for about 2 hours max because there was no excitement. Nobody gets excited about linux because it is boring! That and the fact nobody wants to use it including Linus T. himself who calls it scarey and bloated and is considering halting development of the kernel.

Which is another point, when that stops you will lose all support and not having support is a bad thing within any organization. Telling your boss to wait a week while you look up the answer on the forums isn't going to fly over well.

There are just too many things wrong with linux to make it usable!
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Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  Loverock Davidson | 10/29/09
For generating no excitement  Viva la crank dodo | 10/29/09
The fart goblin strikes again...  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
You make me feel young  Gerardo.Tasistro | 10/29/09
Do you get that when you read the posts..  xuniL_z | 10/29/09
And The Blue Screen Of Death lives on... (win 7 edition)  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
Wow, love the scientific analysis...  gnesterenko | 10/29/09
The author did'nt claim it's scientific but it proves that the BSOD lives  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
What does a linux stop error look like  bobiroc | 10/29/09
Linux crashes regularly, it's a matter of which system...  xuniL_z | 10/29/09
There's a problem with your logic xuniL_z  awasson@... | 10/29/09
I was addressing the OPs post.  xuniL_z | 10/29/09
Ov corse not you id=iot!  burtyboy | 10/29/09
And to repeat, even VISTA recovers on it's own and give you details AND...  xuniL_z | 10/29/09
Hmm  bobiroc | 10/29/09
Really  garyc2008 | 10/29/09
No I am just saying  bobiroc | 10/29/09
Really? ...A BSOD is just a stop error?  awasson@... | 10/29/09
Absolutely.  de-void | 10/29/09
@awasson  bobiroc | 10/30/09
Do you tie your own shoes?  Raid6 | 11/01/09
Unfair Comparisons  kb5898 | 11/13/09
BSOD is a *feature*!!! It's a *feature*!!!  bbneo | 10/29/09
You mean this?  Earthling2 | 10/29/09
HAHAHAHAHA!  Marc Erickson | 10/30/09
Do they fix anything?  HypnoToad72 | 10/29/09
re:Do they fix anything?  n0neXn0ne | 10/29/09
More FUD.  xuniL_z | 10/30/09
Continues to cascade?  kb5898 | 11/13/09
Please....  Ceridan | 10/29/09
Ubuntu  garyc2009 | 10/29/09
For having letters after your name, you write very poorly.  ericesque | 10/29/09
Obscessed with titles  Raid6 | 10/31/09
what is  garyc2008 | 11/02/09
Time de debunk...  Raid6 | 11/03/09
Let's twist this a bit  JMGM | 10/29/09
Some call it Fixta  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
Can I use that?  CPPDEV | 10/29/09
Jason Perlow owns the rights to the word...  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
Go ahead!  ericesque | 10/29/09
Ok Ok, now be a good boy and give the pipe some rest  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
Really  kb5898 | 11/13/09
Some call Linux nerd only, patch daily ware. What's your point?  xuniL_z | 10/29/09
LOL!  preachjohn | 10/30/09
L.D. real?  Agnostic_OS | 10/31/09
You are starting to annoy even the MS crowd LD. Just HUSH please. (nt)  babyboomer57 | 10/29/09
Dana Blankenhorn...  TriangleDoor | 10/29/09
Oh, Lovepuppet give it a rest!  GoPower | 10/29/09
hahahaha  calanor | 10/30/09
you are still breathing? why?  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/30/09
Oh Yeah  mrlinux | 10/30/09
yup  Eduardo_z | 10/30/09
Very true  JMGM | 10/29/09
Well...  Ceridan | 10/29/09
You've got a point there.  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/31/09
Yeah, my company (Big Games For Big Government)  Ole Man | 10/31/09
Office  zenwalker | 10/31/09
What about the +99% of users who don't have the upgrade option?  ericesque | 10/29/09
Thoroughly debunked already, but  Economister | 10/29/09
No, I wouldn't know.  ericesque | 10/29/09
You're just baiting right?  awasson@... | 10/29/09
W7 beta was ready for prime time...  ericesque | 10/29/09
Now you're just being silly  awasson@... | 10/29/09
Having used W7 beta...  bhartman36 | 10/29/09
Ad Hominems are just expected from the desperate Linuxers.  xuniL_z | 10/29/09
that's also a dirty lie from MS kitchen  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/30/09
Maybe, but Windows is still outpacing Linux...  xuniL_z | 11/02/09
ObQuirk!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/31/09
Why do you insist in making a fool out of yourself?  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
Can't resist!  ericesque | 10/29/09
You would have known that had you read the talkbacks for that article.  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
Perhaps-- I didn't read Dana's article though.  ericesque | 10/29/09
Appreciate your honesty but...  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
Oh it's just payback.  ericesque | 10/29/09
Our motivations are quite different...  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
I get it now.  ericesque | 10/29/09
Who are you trying to fool?  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
anyone can look up my post history on ubuntuforums.org  ericesque | 10/29/09
Linux Market share  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
What market share? It's an urban legend spread like gospel by the freetards  transposeIT | 10/30/09
How is that a problem with Linux?  LeonBA | 11/06/09
Tips and how-to's for Ubuntu 9.10  pjotr123 | 10/29/09
You need to add a section  Michael Kelly | 10/29/09
yup -used that last night.  rikasa | 10/29/09
USB stick boot install  ClarenceD | 11/01/09
Specific point in article was accurate, simple upgrade...  gigglypuff | 10/29/09
can you connect a windows 7 laptop to a ubuntu pc?  Randalllind | 10/29/09
Yes...  Ceridan | 10/29/09
careful  rtk | 10/29/09
I could get a network card or port to network card  Randalllind | 10/30/09
Multiple Choice  r_widell | 10/31/09
Can Ubuntu use a Windows-shared Printer?  ClarenceD | 11/04/09
Your Ubuntu Training Costs will exceed the cost of Windows 7  cnfrisch | 10/29/09
So ...  n0neXn0ne | 10/29/09
According to Microsoft  garyc2008 | 10/29/09
Only if...  storm14k | 10/29/09
Don't forget  Ole Man | 10/29/09
You have to teach point and click?  IT_User | 10/29/09
for the MS fanbois - yes  deaf_e_kate | 10/30/09
Then either....  iTeaBoy | 10/30/09
that's a dirty lie coming from MS kitchen  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/30/09
Really, please provide a link to any of them then...  xuniL_z | 10/30/09
Training costs  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
Why don't you share your personal experience?  AndyCee | 10/31/09
Just got over a weekend Win 7 install nightmare. Ubuntu for me.  ArtInvent | 10/29/09
I just got rid of Ubuntu and Win7 went in like a Dream!  xuniL_z | 10/29/09
What went wrong?  CobraA1 | 10/29/09
You still believe what freetards are claiming about W7 they never use...  transposeIT | 10/29/09
As long as you believe...  storm14k | 10/29/09
Still waiting for more details on that faliure  Earthling2 | 10/29/09
One can Google anything  Ole Man | 10/30/09
You forgot to mention...  zkiwi | 10/31/09
You forgot to mention that Ubuntu is crippled severely and can only access.  xuniL_z | 11/02/09
I feel your pain, Zuny  Ole Man | 11/03/09
Hey, if you are happy working with only one hard drive and a crippled OS...  xuniL_z | 11/04/09
nightmare experience  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
Gartner Says Linux on the Desktop Is Not a Cost-Effective Alternative  cnfrisch | 10/29/09
Only M$ take what Gartner says seriously, cuz they pay for it. n/t  n0neXn0ne | 10/29/09
If you got the money you can get Gartner to say anything you want  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
That's generally true of anyone...  ericesque | 10/29/09
No money can buy true enthusiasm and passion for a cause  The Mentalist | 10/29/09
Get the facts  garyc2008 | 10/29/09
The Microsoft MVP speaks out.  TripleII | 10/29/09
Please....  bobtran | 10/29/09
Gartner analysis  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
Read and obey  Agnostic_OS | 10/31/09
Upgrading is so easy it's amazing  Mighty_BOFH | 10/29/09
A very good point, Mighty  Ole Man | 10/29/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  sheehaje | 10/29/09
Use Kubuntu for Windows shops.  progon | 10/29/09
ext4 still isn't...  bjbrock | 10/29/09
Kubuntu  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
Take this guy's advice  CPPDEV | 10/29/09
Terrible comparison  gnesterenko | 10/29/09
Not so terrible comparison.  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
From Ubuntu 9.10 Release Notes  r_widell | 10/31/09
Strangely enough . . .  CobraA1 | 10/29/09
Well...  awasson@... | 10/29/09
Same thing  CobraA1 | 10/29/09
I had the same experience  Michael Kelly | 10/29/09
Nice happy  awasson@... | 10/29/09
Seriously, it just works  Earthling2 | 10/29/09
Troll alert (nt)  CPPDEV | 10/29/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  edtechdev | 10/29/09
Is that all you do anymore, Christopher?  GuidingLight | 10/29/09
Remember...  NoThomas | 10/29/09
True, but...  Michael Kelly | 10/29/09
No no...  storm14k | 10/29/09
Wow, so it took an hour...  nothingness | 10/29/09
If that's your definition of a service pack install  Michael Kelly | 10/29/09
Did you read beyond the labels?  Earthling2 | 10/29/09
Very good  Michael Kelly | 10/30/09
Please try to write BLOGS, not Advertisements.  xuniL_z | 10/29/09
re:Please try to write BLOGS, not Advertisements.  n0neXn0ne | 10/29/09
Same old FUD. Now tell us why anyone shold load the current Ubuntu ver.?  xuniL_z | 10/29/09
Yes it's you.  bjbrock | 10/29/09
Nah... I think it's just you nt  awasson@... | 10/29/09
It's you - - - -  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
What you don't get with 'update-manager -d'  D. T. Schmitz | 10/29/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  znetlol | 10/29/09
Why do you need four laptops?  Earthling2 | 10/29/09
Maybe he has 4  bobiroc | 10/30/09
I'd say he's come to the conclusion that...  zkiwi | 10/31/09
W7  farmers@... | 10/29/09
Well that was easy!  awasson@... | 10/29/09
New troll on the block.  Duke E. Love | 10/29/09
Hey kettle... This is the pot... (nt)  awasson@... | 10/29/09
Hey Ad hominem  Duke E. Love | 10/29/09
ZDnet is not news  Duke E. Love | 10/29/09
I did address the issue.  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
Why?  Duke E. Love | 10/30/09
Attack the messenger  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
He's actually correct. Unless of course you can show a blog where..  xuniL_z | 10/30/09
Equal rights for everyone, eh?  Ole Man | 10/30/09
I disagree  Duke E. Love | 10/30/09
I knew you would  Ole Man | 10/31/09
Your are tying my views on software licenses to the crucifction of Christ?  Duke E. Love | 10/31/09
Just a relevant quality of the majority  Ole Man | 11/01/09
Oh wha ta goo siam  Duke E. Love | 11/02/09
You swore!  Ole Man | 11/03/09
Nincompoop is such a great word  Duke E. Love | 11/04/09
Ole Man, go back to your crippled Ubuntu that can't access multiple drives.  xuniL_z | 11/02/09
Oh Zuny, go back from whence you came  Ole Man | 11/03/09
Bliss ninny?  Duke E. Love | 11/03/09
Bliss ninny? (perfect)  Raid6 | 11/03/09
lol excellent. Ole Man would love zombo com.  xuniL_z | 11/04/09
I'm sure that Linux is beyond your comprehension???  Duke E. Love | 11/05/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  acesuares | 10/29/09
UMMM  jdbukis@... | 10/29/09
But if you had the Budget  jpr75_z | 10/29/09
Moved back to Windows  Necrolin | 10/29/09
I am beginning to suspect this may be hardware related  Earthling2 | 10/29/09
People should pay attention to what you just said ..  babyboomer57 | 10/30/09
News Flash! Sharp stick and clay tablet cheap!  tonymcs@... | 10/29/09
Sometimes that is handy  Earthling2 | 10/29/09
Useless promotional material that won't help a crappy product at all...  transposeIT | 10/29/09
Yea that Grey's Anatomy commercial was really useless...  storm14k | 10/29/09
Plenty already do, ABMers are a plague in the IT world  connor33 | 10/29/09
Ah yes, the final authority  Ole Man | 10/30/09
spare me...  Duke E. Love | 10/30/09
Most geeks blah blah blah blah  Ole Man | 10/31/09
So, the major expense (according to you) is...  zkiwi | 10/31/09
Just give some examples, Psycho. Your blanket...  xuniL_z | 11/04/09
Someone help me on a problem with Win7...  transposeIT | 10/29/09
ROFLMAO That's a hoot! happy (nt)  babyboomer57 | 10/30/09
From an Ubuntu user...I give up...  transposeIT | 10/29/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  lambstudio | 10/29/09
Chris Dawson should be replaced with a script  connor33 | 10/29/09
ubuntu sucks on upgrades...  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/30/09
Removed By Poster!  preachjohn | 10/29/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  sweetcorcoran | 10/30/09
i'm sure happy that you write about ubuntu  ljenux-23043766007667558234416105604265 | 10/30/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  NCWeber | 10/30/09
Windows is not worth paying for  root12 | 10/30/09
Price is a bit off  bobiroc | 10/30/09
Wish I could agree  zenwalker | 10/30/09
Gnewsense even easier?  emenau | 10/30/09
WiFi issues  aussiedawg | 10/30/09
Conservative Budget Manager  Too Old For IT | 10/30/09
RE: Lovec0ck davidson's first post  pool7 | 10/30/09
FYI  zkiwi | 10/31/09
How to use Ubuntu? Just wipe the disk and install Win7...  transposeIT | 10/30/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  Agnostic_OS | 10/31/09
Sounds like something from the pen of Osama Bin Laden  xuniL_z | 11/02/09
M$ hating?  nhrickxx | 10/31/09
Sorry, but Ubuntu is NEVER GOING TO BE A WINDOWS ALTERNATIVE  Lerianis10 | 10/31/09
Old dogs, new tricks, blah, blah...  zkiwi | 10/31/09
Screaming back to Windows?  Raid6 | 10/31/09
Well, call you a stereotype and reach for a Walkman...  zkiwi | 10/31/09
Catch your breath....you should be okay then.  Raid6 | 10/31/09
You use Safari?  zkiwi | 11/01/09
Web development  Raid6 | 11/01/09
do your homework first  garyc2008 | 11/02/09
True Image Echo Workstation not robust?  Raid6 | 11/02/09
keep on digging  garyc2008 | 11/02/09
Actually ...  Raid6 | 11/02/09
logic error captain raid  garyc2008 | 11/02/09
I'll bite  Raid6 | 11/02/09
you make yourself look uneducated  garyc2008 | 11/01/09
"I" this and "I" that.  Raid6 | 11/01/09
Just an observation...  zkiwi | 11/01/09
"Whatever will you do when the world has moved on past you. "  Raid6 | 11/01/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  Raid6 | 11/02/09
RE: Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever  Duke E. Love | 11/02/09
UBUNTU 9.10 SEVERELY CRIPPLED. CAN ONLY ACCESS ONE DRIVE.  xuniL_z | 11/03/09
10 reasons Ubuntu 9.10 will be a game changer for business  Ole Man | 11/03/09
If it weren't for that CRIPPLED codebase.  xuniL_z | 11/04/09
2 of the 10 are huge efforts to try and protect Linux from ROOTKITS. LOL!!!  xuniL_z | 11/04/09
W7 crushs Ubuntu 9.10 as a desk top  Duke E. Love | 11/05/09

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