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What does that have to do with Ubuntu or Linux?
The app vendors are the ones who must port. Its just job of the OS maker to add and fine tune features of their OS. Then if they weren't releasing rapidly people would say they aren't moving the platform forward and app vendors won't have any incentive to port.
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Ubuntu is GREAT, and it has spurred a ton of innovations.  DonnieBoy | 09/09/08
What tons of innovations?  Pliny the Elder | 09/09/08
I guess life as a Windows user is pretty booorrring, but, with Ubuntu, we  DonnieBoy | 09/09/08
Where did he say anything about Microsoft?  James T. Kirk | 09/09/08
Dear John- About Microsoft  elderlybloke | 09/10/08
He didn't have to!  GOTBO | 02/24/09
Here we go again...yawn.  lawryll@... | 09/09/08
Yawn?  teambuckfast | 09/10/08
Windows users receive updates via Windows Update every month  qmlscycrajg | 09/10/08
They aren't version updates....  GOTBO | 09/10/08
"We are talking about regular Ubuntu version updates"  xuniL_z | 09/10/08
Isn't it obvious?  GOTBO | 02/24/09
tons of applications grabbed from Internet and put in Ubuntu distro  qmlscycrajg | 09/10/08
Technically true, but...  barence773 | 09/10/08
He was replying to DB's "tons of innovations"  DevGuy_z | 02/23/09
Boot systems  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/09/08
....and breeds only when lightning flashes  TTGIT Guy | 09/09/08
Read the Wikipedia article on the Jackalope folklore  DonnieBoy | 09/09/08
And, talk about fast, somebody already updated the Jackalope page to note  DonnieBoy | 09/09/08
So what you are saying......  xuniL_z | 09/11/08
Jealousy Jackass suit better  cruggeld | 09/09/08
That would be Bill Gates twiching his arse for Jerry Seinfeld.  DonnieBoy | 09/09/08
So true...nt  transposeIT | 02/24/09
Ubuntu needs to get apps ported...  bjbrock | 09/09/08
The frequency of updates brings lots of innovation to the desktop. They  DonnieBoy | 09/09/08
That's what BeOS thought...  wolf_z | 02/23/09
What innovations?  DevGuy_z | 02/23/09
What does that have to do with Ubuntu or Linux?  storm14k | 09/09/08
... but be careful with OS updates.  escapepod | 09/09/08
That's not true here  Chad_z | 09/10/08
Same ole hooks but nobodies are biting! nt  windozefreak | 10/09/08
RE: Ubuntu details next project: 'Jaunty Jackalope'  Mawdo | 09/09/08
Ubuntu...  eMJayy | 09/09/08
So..  vmaatta | 09/10/08
So  elderlybloke | 09/10/08
Hmmm sounds familiar  Skullet | 09/09/08
What does the normal 6 month release schedule...  storm14k | 09/09/08
Linux is growing...  eMJayy | 09/09/08
How have you determined that?  xuniL_z | 09/10/08
RE: Ubuntu details next project: 'Jaunty Jackalope'  tech_walker | 09/09/08
RE: Ubuntu details next project: 'Jaunty Jackalope'  elderlybloke | 09/09/08
About 6.6.5 err...9.04....heck let's be honest - Vista Wannabe.  xuniL_z | 09/10/08
Thousands of upgrades?  alresave@... | 09/10/08
So you came up with 2 things as well. Boy Howdy.  xuniL_z | 09/10/08
...  SimonUK | 12/22/08
?  vmaatta | 09/10/08
Yes, of course, i'm joking.  xuniL_z | 09/10/08
Oh grow up  AndyCee | 09/11/08
What were the specific goals?  xuniL_z | 09/11/08
I hear you  AndyCee | 09/11/08
It's good we disagree.  xuniL_z | 09/12/08
Dear xuniL_z - Important point  elderlybloke | 09/10/08
Dear Elderly bloke. More important points.  xuniL_z | 09/11/08
RESEARCH!!!  SimonUK | 12/22/08
Sigh. *Terminology*, people!  wolf_z | 02/23/09
Ignorant  SimonUK | 12/22/08
Stupid Codenames  croberts | 09/10/08
Also hate when MJ says  otaddy | 09/10/08
universally accepted i suppose but.....  xuniL_z | 09/11/08
Oh joy...  techboy_z | 09/10/08
RE: Ubuntu details next project: 'Jaunty Jackalope'  vilppuu@... | 09/10/08
A MS Windows User: Ubuntu is great  sachin.verma7j | 09/10/08
RE: Ubuntu details next project: 'Jaunty Jackalope'  jasonwheeler | 09/11/08
RE: Ubuntu details next project: 'Jaunty Jackalope'  as901 | 10/09/08
RE: Ubuntu details next project: 'Jaunty Jackalope'  tnkback | 10/09/08
That is actually one of the appealing things about Ubuntu  shardeth | 10/09/08
RE: Ubuntu details next project: 'Jaunty Jackalope'  Thempleton | 10/13/08
OMG Ubuntu is so new and gets updates so often  Azathothh | 02/23/09
Even if the topic doesn't involve MS, the Linux zealots just can't help...  transposeIT | 02/24/09
"Haughty Jackasses" would have been more appropriate...nt  transposeIT | 02/24/09

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