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*yawn*
Tried both, and they're both Windows/MacOS wannabes. I'd much rather get the real thing.

If you wanna go for free and cheap stuff, they're fine, but if you're able to pay for Windows - Windows 7 will beat KDE any time.
Posted by: CobraA1   Posted on: 04/13/09  (Edited: 04/13/2009 @ 08:32) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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*yawn*  CobraA1 | 04/13/09
Whenever one of Ballmer's boys mentions cost...  kozmcrae | 04/13/09
I do not pirate.  CobraA1 | 04/14/09
Shouldnt need to...  Archkittens | 04/14/09
It's more like  mjolnar@... | 04/16/09
I like this analogy!  roystonlodge | 04/17/09
Conflicker  bigpicture | 04/14/09
Yup.  CobraA1 | 04/14/09
Windows is not a green OS  emenau | 04/15/09
Only an idiot  sackbut | 04/15/09
Ok, how about...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
Only a Idiot  bluebuddha1973 | 04/15/09
That's unfair.  roystonlodge | 04/17/09
Wow Thanks!  hiraghm@... | 04/15/09
Green...  914four | 04/15/09
Green OS?  dougbeer | 04/15/09
Not nearly as much as AV scanning, defragmenting registry cleaning, tweakin  InAction Man | 04/16/09
Well dougie  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/16/09
One step further...  CaryRW@... | 04/17/09
Damn Idiots  robt@... | 04/27/09
Conflicker-bleasing in disquise  SeattleJohn | 04/15/09
Re; was to have a legitimate copy of Windows. .  hkommedal | 04/16/09
Conflicker-bleasing in disquise  Col Mustard | 04/16/09
loser  abdulbijur | 04/15/09
200-500  davidhite | 04/15/09
200-500  Col Mustard | 04/16/09
200-500  Darr247 | 10/05/09
200- 500 my butt  rbslack@... | 04/15/09
Isn't that for the Upgrade? NT  mjolnar@... | 04/16/09
Yet Another Brainwashed Beta Tester  emenau | 04/15/09
I'm ready for Jaunty  mjolnar@... | 04/16/09
check out KDE4.2 features before you *yawn*  deaf_e_kate | 04/14/09
I'd love to know which ones don't!  CobraA1 | 04/14/09
You didn't understand that this was about  mjolnar@... | 04/16/09
Tried KDE in Ubuntu  CobraA1 | 04/14/09
. . . and that being said . . .  CobraA1 | 04/14/09
Re; see if KDE 4.2 really changes anything.  hkommedal | 04/16/09
ubuntu again???  brokndodge@... | 04/14/09
right  Tim Patterson | 04/14/09
There goes that problem again...  storm14k | 04/14/09
Fine  Tim Patterson | 04/14/09
I can agree about KDE...  storm14k | 04/14/09
What is a good KDE distro  T1Oracle | 04/14/09
and those people are welcome to use the n00b OS's like Windows  abdulbijur | 04/15/09
RE:There goes that problem again...  richdave | 04/15/09
Kubuntu is the KDE version of ubuntu  shaunehunter | 10/07/09
It's like choosing a car for the ability too work on  James Quinn | 04/14/09
Bingo.  CobraA1 | 04/14/09
Ubuntu with Gnome is ready  T1Oracle | 04/14/09
Its about support  zdnet-gregc | 04/15/09
sure, and workable is better  sagetumbleweed@... | 04/15/09
Exactly - nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/15/09
Agree  davidhite | 04/15/09
RE: It's like choosing a car for the ability too work on  dougbeer | 04/15/09
@dogBeer: Nope, quite the opposite!  InAction Man | 04/16/09
Forget performance, the UI is still lagging behind.  CobraA1 | 04/14/09
Some of us work for a living  914four | 04/15/09
I use Vista and Ubunut, dual boot  mjolnar@... | 04/16/09
RE: ubuntu again???  devlin_X | 04/15/09
thank-you  sagetumbleweed@... | 04/15/09
And windows is bad?  davidhite | 04/15/09
Ummmmm...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
Really?  914four | 04/16/09
I second that...  JCitizen | 04/15/09
Ubuntu 9.04  snaresV64 | 04/15/09
Tweaking Ubuntu  bluebuddha1973 | 04/15/09
. . . . and sorry, just doesn't cut it.  CobraA1 | 04/14/09
simple question  abdulbijur | 04/15/09
concur!  sagetumbleweed@... | 04/15/09
I think "play" is the key word in that paragraph.  *Gman* | 04/15/09
Re; figured out it was KDE 4.1  hkommedal | 04/15/09
If you thought to check it out  mjolnar@... | 04/16/09
response to your very poor effort  tmsbrdrs | 04/23/09
I think KDE 4.2 is very nice  marks055@... | 04/15/09
Windows 7?  storm14k | 04/14/09
Lags behind in what way?  CobraA1 | 04/14/09
Yes I have tried Windows 7 beta  storm14k | 04/14/09
Not enough to change a buying decision.  CobraA1 | 04/14/09
You get it...some don't - nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/15/09
Stardock  mjolnar@... | 04/16/09
Put KDE GNome Windows 7 And Mac OSX  socialism=nowhere | 04/15/09
I think you missed the point amigo...  Linux User 147560 | 04/15/09
comparing apples and oranges really  abdulbijur | 04/15/09
Your being sarcastic right?  devlin_X | 04/15/09
w7 desktop is a dinosaur  sagetumbleweed@... | 04/15/09
What gray?  rhomp2002@... | 04/15/09
Just curious  rbslack@... | 04/15/09
BS you never even tried it...  rbslack@... | 04/15/09
yawn again  dhays | 04/14/09
now now now  abdulbijur | 04/15/09
wannabes? improvements!!!  sagetumbleweed@... | 04/15/09
I have to agree - they both stink and need a huge  socialism=nowhere | 04/15/09
Yeah right  ZekeComa | 04/15/09
Windows,the pay as you crash OS  jerryfalzone@... | 04/15/09
Bull  Tufelhunden | 04/15/09
[Re:] Bull  ZekeComa | 04/16/09
Yeah! The fight of the century! For 1% of the desktop market  betelgeuse68 | 04/13/09
Linux isn't for everyone.  kozmcrae | 04/13/09
Yeah But...  rbslack@... | 04/15/09
Then don't make it necessary. (NT)  kozmcrae | 04/17/09
Cut & paste doesn't work?  nizuse | 04/13/09
"cut & paste still doesn't consistently work"?  AndyCee | 04/14/09
Ballmer & Jobs are laughing in hysteria  LBiege | 04/14/09
And Ballmer doesn't have a clue as to why he's laughing too  InAction Man | 04/14/09
You said what?  CheezHead59 | 04/15/09
Ballmer is a Genius  InAction Man | 04/15/09
LOL - nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/15/09
You have a problem with that word?  kozmcrae | 04/17/09
Cut and paste doesn't work?  storm14k | 04/14/09
cut an paste?  HooNoze | 04/14/09
lol  nizuse | 04/14/09
Yes  HooNoze | 04/14/09
why cut-n-paste may have failed  sagetumbleweed@... | 04/15/09
Thanks for the explanation!  HooNoze | 04/15/09
linux life  Azathothh | 04/15/09
Line 20 is too difficult! I tried real hard to find one but I couldn't.  InAction Man | 04/15/09
Written like a true Microsoft programmer. (NT)  kozmcrae | 04/17/09
It pastes?  apostate | 04/14/09
Thanks  HooNoze | 04/14/09
Strange  rhomp2002@... | 04/15/09
KDE has taken a big risk.  kozmcrae | 04/13/09
It's there  Tim Patterson | 04/14/09
I prefer...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
KDE 4.2 is polished and better than Vista or Gnome.  progon | 04/13/09
RE: KDE 4.2 is polished and better than Vista or Gnome  dougbeer | 04/13/09
you would think so but  deaf_e_kate | 04/14/09
That didn't prove anything.  CobraA1 | 04/14/09
It proves alot....  storm14k | 04/14/09
BINGO!  Linux User 147560 | 04/14/09
And the winner is ...  sagetumbleweed@... | 04/15/09
LOL...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
It does not prove a lot  dougbeer | 04/15/09
Funny  LiquidLearner | 04/14/09
When Win 7 can do HALF of what a Linux desktop can..  Linux User 147560 | 04/15/09
LOL....  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
LOL Wow dave:  dougbeer | 04/15/09
Indeed...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
@dogBeer: You can't sell those bridges  InAction Man | 04/16/09
Of course you would. (NT)  kozmcrae | 04/14/09
Agreed  Tim Patterson | 04/14/09
I'm glad for you  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/14/09
Well  Tim Patterson | 04/14/09
You sure make a lot of "rock solid" claims...  storm14k | 04/14/09
KDE 4.2.2 is getting to be pretty decent  masinick@... | 04/15/09
Boy that was a funny...  socialism=nowhere | 04/15/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  dougbeer | 04/13/09
I like KDE too  masinick@... | 04/15/09
OSX!  javajunkie@... | 04/14/09
Maybe the fight we've been waiting for  LiquidLearner | 04/14/09
I'm waiting  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 04/14/09
Are you kidding!?!  James Quinn | 04/14/09
Please don't make me do this...  LiquidLearner | 04/14/09
I want to thank you for your restraint:P  James Quinn | 04/14/09
It already happened  InAction Man | 04/14/09
He wouldn't be disqualified  LiquidLearner | 04/14/09
Oh you missed it....  storm14k | 04/14/09
Linux Columnists  john.lemme@... | 04/14/09
Re: Linux Columnists  SamYeager | 04/14/09
And I...  fairportfan | 04/15/09
hehe Thanks, no prize needed.  LiquidLearner | 04/14/09
Actually, every April...  fairportfan | 04/15/09
Linux Columnists  dougbeer | 04/15/09
Linux does not do marketing  InAction Man | 04/16/09
LOL now that is funny - nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/15/09
Sound and fury...  Henrik Moller | 04/14/09
to a degree you are correct...  brokndodge@... | 04/14/09
The desktop does matter..  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
Not...  fairportfan | 04/15/09
Sound and Fury?  dougbeer | 04/15/09
@dogBeer: Please explain  InAction Man | 04/16/09
(nt)  InAction Man | 04/16/09
RE: @dogBeer: Please explain  dougbeer | 04/16/09
"why do you you want the world under linux, what is in it for you?"  Dave32265 | 04/16/09
re: "why do you you want the world under linux, what is in it for you?"  Col Mustard | 04/16/09
How do you figure?...  Dave32265 | 04/16/09
I don't "THINK" I've been waiting for this but let me  James Quinn | 04/14/09
As much as I'd like to be backing up KDE  Michael Kelly | 04/14/09
What are you looking for in a file manager...  storm14k | 04/14/09
Tabs for one  Michael Kelly | 04/14/09
Really?  Tim Patterson | 04/14/09
Laptop is Gentoo  Michael Kelly | 04/14/09
.kde  deaf_e_kate | 04/15/09
but why? you can run both on the same machine. You've always been able to..  stevey_d | 04/14/09
Keep in mind that the vast majority of potential OS  James Quinn | 04/14/09
In other words...  hiraghm@... | 04/15/09
Foolish.....  James Quinn | 04/15/09
No, it's more like  hiraghm@... | 04/15/09
Not even close......  James Quinn | 04/15/09
The Modern OS user...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
RE: In other words  dougbeer | 04/15/09
@dogBeer: And your point is...  InAction Man | 04/16/09
RE: Keep in mind that the vast majority of potential OS  dougbeer | 04/15/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  Loverock Davidson | 04/14/09
Attempt Failed!  tripolitan | 04/14/09
Attempt at what?  Loverock Davidson | 04/14/09
So, about your "truth" quota...  zkiwi | 04/14/09
Don't change the subject  Loverock Davidson | 04/14/09
The subject was, you and the truth  zkiwi | 04/14/09
Partly right  Loverock Davidson | 04/15/09
You wouldn't know the truth......  linux for me | 04/14/09
Loverock, are you a PC (like these)?  B.O.F.H. | 04/14/09
I am a PC! (but not like those)  Loverock Davidson | 04/14/09
The "guy" on the right...  kozmcrae | 04/14/09
Wow, he sure looks too cool.  InAction Man | 04/15/09
50?? You must be new here  daboochmeister | 04/15/09
The FUD is getting so old  wolftalamasca | 04/14/09
Re: the fud is getting so old  Christian_<>< | 04/14/09
Its not FUD if its true  Loverock Davidson | 04/14/09
No  don@... | 04/14/09
Yes  Loverock Davidson | 04/15/09
Just quit, you're not funny anymore!  InAction Man | 04/15/09
Anymore?  fairportfan | 04/15/09
Yes, it was fun for a while.  InAction Man | 04/15/09
Now, now..  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
Scary Linux  dev-null | 04/15/09
RE: RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  dougbeer | 04/15/09
@dogBeer: Prove your claims!  InAction Man | 04/16/09
RE: InAction Man  dougbeer | 04/16/09
KDE 4.2.2  teddybairs1 | 04/14/09
Got to agree  don@... | 04/14/09
*y...a...w...n...* *sigh* Good grief!  Grayson Peddie | 04/14/09
I don't understand....  linux for me | 04/14/09
To each their own, then.  Grayson Peddie | 04/14/09
Thats the beauty of KDE/Gnome  deaf_e_kate | 04/15/09
I said that......  linux for me | 04/15/09
Some like...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
Pont taken...(NT)  linux for me | 04/15/09
Gnome is my favourite  pjotr123 | 04/14/09
Is mixing things not recommended???  crp@... | 04/15/09
Mixing is safe  pjotr123 | 04/16/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  nemesis9 | 04/14/09
Open_Source has options  Christian_<>< | 04/14/09
zdnet is paid for by MS & Oboma Socialist...  Christian_<>< | 04/14/09
LOL  eMJayy | 04/14/09
Which 5 year old did you steal your brain from?  hiraghm@... | 04/15/09
RE: LOL  dougbeer | 04/15/09
Why???  InAction Man | 04/16/09
First off...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
First off...  hiraghm@... | 04/15/09
Oh, and before you try a t.i.t.-for-t.a.t. comparison  hiraghm@... | 04/15/09
"Note the absence of "Microsoft" in this list"  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
What nation?  hiraghm@... | 04/15/09
Well, this non-title fight would be on a very small arena...nt  transposeIT | 04/14/09
The in-my-backyard-brawl between me and my kid brother...  ericesque | 04/14/09
Marketing 101  muzza2005 | 04/15/09
pfff  Azathothh | 04/15/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  abdulbijur | 04/15/09
KDE lost me with 4.x  devlin_X | 04/15/09
A little competition is good!  xstep | 04/15/09
Different people, different desktops.  emenau | 04/15/09
Where are the freaking games?  caspianhiro | 04/15/09
Interesting...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
GNOME for me.  bricar2 | 04/15/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  Epomerantz | 04/15/09
Two words: Dependency Hell  dmarston | 04/15/09
I'm sure what you meant was Dll Hell  InAction Man | 04/15/09
It can be depending on...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  alewisa | 04/15/09
Your Comments  dev-null | 04/15/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  paul.everett@... | 04/15/09
Actually...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
Actually -  socialism=nowhere | 04/15/09
Not my experience...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
LOL - you got it...and  socialism=nowhere | 04/15/09
ubuntu again  Ubuntunotvista | 04/15/09
DreamLinux and XFCE  hiraghm@... | 04/15/09
ATI drivers...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
I will have to give those a try on my play Suse 11.x setup. - nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/15/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  SippyCup | 04/15/09
yawn, more like a grade school fight at recess!  Joe_Suchy@... | 04/15/09
The judges are mistaken  lefty.crupps | 04/15/09
not the GUI...  way_z | 04/15/09
Windows clone  way_z | 04/15/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  pbk@... | 04/15/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  darius@... | 04/15/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  jguyp725@... | 04/15/09
What are you, 12?  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/15/09
KDE4GNome 5.0  robtjr30 | 04/15/09
Many do.  snaresV64 | 04/15/09
RE: A couple of has beens  nospam@... | 04/15/09
RE: A couple of has beens  dougbeer | 04/15/09
@dogBeer  InAction Man | 04/16/09
Windows? Mac OSX?  snaresV64 | 04/15/09
Fluxbox and XFCE...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
Half-assed Kubuntu  snaresV64 | 04/15/09
KDE 4...  Dave32265 | 04/15/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  dougbeer | 04/15/09
So dogBeer, why don't you  InAction Man | 04/16/09
RE: So dogBeer, why don't you  dougbeer | 04/17/09
Ha! You funny!..  JCitizen | 04/25/09
Why only *one* desktop ?  tom123_z | 04/16/09
RE: Why only one desktop?  masinick@... | 04/17/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  bbonis@... | 04/16/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  bbonis@... | 04/16/09
The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  malbrook | 04/16/09
No one says you have to...  Dave32265 | 04/16/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  atari8bit@... | 04/16/09
Don't overlook the "Do It Yourself" Linux desktop option.  roystonlodge | 04/17/09
Folks... Really...  tyrannosaur | 04/17/09
You are so right. (NT)  kozmcrae | 04/17/09
And another thing! (last post, I promise)  roystonlodge | 04/17/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  freeasinmarket | 04/19/09
Ubuntu  Tsingi | 04/19/09
Just get rid of Windows first  apexwebmaster | 04/23/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  The Management consultant | 04/27/09
The real Role Model is the Mac!  MarkyGoldstein | 10/05/09
GNOME for me.  bricar2 | 10/05/09
RE: The desktop fight you've all been waiting for  michael@... | 10/05/09
KDE 4 for me, on Debian Testing or Sid  lefty.crupps | 10/05/09
I use KDE 3.5.10 as my desktop manager...  drednot57 | 10/06/09

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