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Ubuntu will be puting more price pressure on Windows as it gets more
polished, and more people know what Linux and Ubuntu are. The biggest question is how low is MS willing to go to maintain market share? Will they go as low as they did with netbooks?
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It's taking time but increasingly people are starting to take notice.  InAction Man | 04/24/09
Get Adobe onboard and watch Linux Fly.  Bozzer | 04/26/09
True  cashaww | 04/26/09
"For CrossOver Linux, I found that it ran Macromedia's Studio MX very well"  Ole Man | 04/26/09
Try Gimp 2.6.6  mjolnar@... | 04/27/09
I will have to hand to Ubuntu, recovery works quite nicely!  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/01/09
Ubuntu will be puting more price pressure on Windows as it gets more  DonnieBoy | 04/24/09
All M$ has is . . .  sporkfighter | 04/27/09
You'd think windows 7 was released  Richard Flude | 04/24/09
If you look at things individually...  storm14k | 04/24/09
My Personal Experience.  Socratesfoot | 04/24/09
Windows Slick? My ass happy  INGOTIAN | 04/25/09
working for your OS  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
Wastage  Timothy (TRiG) | 04/28/09
Yeah, visiting porn sites would really infect your PC with viruses..  transposeIT | 04/28/09
Great post, Socy  Ole Man | 04/26/09
At least it is WORM FREE!  Christian_<>< | 04/24/09
I don't pay for any of those...  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/24/09
You don't *have* Windows licenses that you "didn't" pay for?  Ole Man | 04/24/09
You completely missed his point  zenotek | 04/27/09
He said he doesn't have them  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
re: at least it is worm free  owner@... | 04/24/09
Re:re: at least it is worm free  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
He said worm free....  storm14k | 04/24/09
Never say never  wolf_z | 04/25/09
If you build it, they will come  Ole Man | 04/26/09
Believe what you like  wolf_z | 04/26/09
Oh. I will, I will.......  Ole Man | 04/26/09
concept vs. execution  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
@tmsbrdrs  wolf_z | 04/28/09
Worm RESISTANT!  ddmcp2000@... | 04/28/09
Sorry,  cashaww | 04/26/09
Atlus got hacked and they run Fedora.  ashdude | 04/26/09
hacking vs. malware  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
Congratulations, Ubuntu  urbandk | 04/24/09
RE: Congratulations, Ubuntu  athaki | 04/24/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  Loverock Davidson | 04/24/09
Smart people use Linux, which rules  InAction Man | 04/24/09
I don't think so........  Nsaf | 04/24/09
It rules in both quality and principles!  InAction Man | 04/24/09
Much!  MGP2 | 04/25/09
That's OK!  Ole Man | 04/25/09
Chances are, Ole Man...  MGP2 | 04/25/09
Chances are, MGP2  Ole Man | 04/25/09
Probably the wrong place...  LordLiverpool | 04/24/09
Linux distros are flexible and SECURE!  Christian_<>< | 04/24/09
Ubuntu and Red Hat arguably are...  HypnoToad | 04/24/09
Adobe support  The_Quietman | 04/27/09
Why I'm Linux  chromeronin | 04/25/09
Secure? Only as long as 99%+ of desktop PC users don't know WTH Linux is..  transposeIT | 04/28/09
I think...  cashaww | 04/26/09
What are you smoking again? Got to try that too...  transposeIT | 04/28/09
@InAction Man  Axsimulate | 04/28/09
Fanboy  xstep | 04/24/09
Yes (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 04/24/09
and are you sure...  benitodarder | 04/24/09
I'm sure  Loverock Davidson | 04/24/09
Ok, gotta ask: professional what?  B.O.F.H. | 04/24/09
Re: gotta ask by BOFH  GrannyBeth | 04/27/09
@GrannyBeth  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
Used both... Only gripe is...  Four-Eyes | 04/27/09
more idocy...  ddmcp2000@... | 04/28/09
Objective observers  LordLiverpool | 04/24/09
XP didn't play DVD's by default,  xXSpeedzXx | 04/24/09
Its amazing....  storm14k | 04/24/09
In short  U53r | 04/24/09
You might want to avoid Windows as well...  storm14k | 04/24/09
Want computer as appliance? Stay away from windows computers  InAction Man | 04/24/09
re: In short  gopher_byrd | 04/24/09
Wrong.  apostate | 04/24/09
Thanks for the advice...  Dave32265 | 04/27/09
Loverock says he did, but I doubt it  xXSpeedzXx | 04/24/09
Still Linux's problem  gnesterenko | 04/27/09
Real work and Soap boxes  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
Thats what I do also  mjolnar@... | 04/27/09
Congrats on finally installing Ubuntu  maskman01 | 04/24/09
Dont understand...  mojorison67@... | 04/24/09
LOL, LD...Better watch out. You might cause some nasty Reiser-like fits...  transposeIT | 04/26/09
yawn yawm  ismoore | 04/27/09
Installation issues? LOL  The_Quietman | 04/27/09
I don't know what this guy is smoking  mjolnar@... | 04/27/09
aaw you still missin' me?  jonnyrun | 04/28/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  Axsimulate | 04/24/09
Examples  xstep | 04/24/09
re: Example ?  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
Scale?  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
@tmsbrdrs  Axsimulate | 04/28/09
run standard commercial design applications from adobe, extensis, quark  U53r | 04/24/09
and if you say the gimp  U53r | 04/24/09
Then go ahead and smack me  Michael Kelly | 04/24/09
Erm...  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/24/09
And this has what to do with Linux?  storm14k | 04/24/09
Weak argument  LiquidLearner | 04/24/09
Wine Is Not an Emulator  Sephoroth | 04/27/09
No, he wants the tools he prefers for making money  frgough | 04/24/09
re: No, he wants the tools he prefers for making ... a dumb decsion  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
Read what I said  Michael Kelly | 04/24/09
Its clear you can't possibly work in any sort of IT...  storm14k | 04/24/09
@michael  frgough | 04/27/09
@storm  frgough | 04/27/09
@storm14k  gnesterenko | 04/27/09
Hypocritical much?  Ole Man | 04/27/09
@frgough  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
Standard.  apostate | 04/24/09
re: run standard commercial design applications from adobe, extensis, quark  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
What he meant was............  Ole Man | 04/24/09
Linux isn't standard  apostate | 04/24/09
Banty eggs are small  Ole Man | 04/25/09
I believe he's looking for problems with the OS.  storm14k | 04/24/09
How about running them without a CPU?  InAction Man | 04/24/09
Well you well have the only niche that must use neither windows or mac  Quebec-french | 04/24/09
Said it before, will say it again.  gnesterenko | 04/27/09
"Honestly, Linuxes MAIN problem is"... FUD!  Ole Man | 04/27/09
So what you want  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
Not a limitation of Linux but rather  xXSpeedzXx | 04/24/09
Not at all.  gnesterenko | 04/27/09
"Slight difference in market share"? Brilliant!  Ole Man | 04/27/09
Why would I want to?  INGOTIAN | 04/25/09
straw man  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
Don't waste your time...  storm14k | 04/24/09
@xstep  Axsimulate | 04/24/09
@Axsimulate  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
Its just another FUD trick.  storm14k | 04/24/09
@n0neXn0ne  Axsimulate | 04/24/09
"If you have to ask, then you don't understand it."  storm14k | 04/24/09
Re: If you have to ask...  GrannyBeth | 04/27/09
@GrannyBeth  Axsimulate | 04/27/09
Ubuntu needs to (must) be "friendly"?  Ole Man | 04/27/09
re: @Axsimulate  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
You also said  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
It's not what, it's how  frgough | 04/24/09
re: ....  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
You're not going to score brownie points  Michael Kelly | 04/24/09
Dream on  frgough | 04/27/09
Say what?  wolf_z | 04/25/09
Start menu kludge  frgough | 04/27/09
I'll do you one better  wolf_z | 04/28/09
Like what?  rhomp2002@... | 04/24/09
@rhomp2002  Axsimulate | 04/24/09
It might be easier to leave Windows behind...  storm14k | 04/24/09
@storm14k  Axsimulate | 04/24/09
Ohhh...so now its independent of the browser size...  storm14k | 04/24/09
@storm14k  Axsimulate | 04/27/09
@ ....  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
@n0neXn0ne  Axsimulate | 04/24/09
re: @Axsimulate  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
Sorry nOneXnOne  Axsimulate | 04/24/09
"one of my co-workers and he is updating mine"  Ole Man | 04/25/09
@Ole Man  Axsimulate | 04/27/09
I would like to install Windows  Ole Man | 04/25/09
@Ole Man  Axsimulate | 04/27/09
@Axsimulate  Ole Man | 04/27/09
@Ole Man  Axsimulate | 04/28/09
@Axsimulate  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
Let's go through your list  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
Can't never could  Ole Man | 04/26/09
@Ole Man  Axsimulate | 04/27/09
"installing a virtual Windows machine defeats the purpose"  Ole Man | 04/27/09
@Ole Man  Axsimulate | 04/28/09
So what you're saying is  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
@tmsbrdrs  Axsimulate | 04/28/09
What Ubuntu doesn't do  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
@tmsbrdrs  Axsimulate | 04/29/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  xstep | 04/24/09
Ubuntu Might be wonderfull....  JoeMama_z | 04/24/09
I've used Ubuntu for 2 years now...  storm14k | 04/24/09
Using Gnome in CentOS right now....  JoeMama_z | 04/24/09
Well problem #1....  storm14k | 04/24/09
cant remember ubuntu's config...  JoeMama_z | 04/24/09
Did you check the preferences?  Michael Kelly | 04/24/09
yeah checked it  JoeMama_z | 04/24/09
Maybe  apostate | 04/24/09
Ubuntu is based on Debian  Ole Man | 04/25/09
What I got was  laxmanb | 04/24/09
Thats interesting...  storm14k | 04/24/09
Are you sure that it isn't windoze?  InAction Man | 04/24/09
It's ubuntu  laxmanb | 04/24/09
So unless I'm mistaken...  storm14k | 04/24/09
What the problem is ...  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
Once the OS refuses to boot  laxmanb | 04/24/09
....  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
Needing to upgrade Ubuntu  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
@storm14k  Axsimulate | 04/27/09
Try injecting a little common sense (if any is available)  Ole Man | 04/27/09
@Ole Man  Axsimulate | 04/29/09
ATI drivers...  Dave32265 | 04/27/09
@laxmanb  Axsimulate | 04/27/09
If you really knew computers  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
So you're going to compare the latest release of ubuntu...  Spiritusindomit@... | 04/24/09
Well...  storm14k | 04/24/09
Would you rather he compare it to Vista?  tmsbrdrs | 04/27/09
Ubuntu Needs OEM QA check list  Jim.Callahan | 04/24/09
Dumb qestions beget dumb answers  Ole Man | 04/25/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  kyllod@... | 04/24/09
My ten year old scanner and printer  Ole Man | 04/25/09
Not even the best Linux  tech_walker | 04/24/09
So exactly...  storm14k | 04/24/09
2 cents worth  mr ubiquity | 04/24/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  mojorison67@... | 04/24/09
Always Debian!!  Gladiatorcn | 04/24/09
Where PCs usually end up after installing Ubuntu  cnfrisch | 04/24/09
You are correct....  storm14k | 04/24/09
Install is amateurish  ron.cleaver@... | 04/24/09
re: Install is amateurish  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
If you can't install a modern OS....  fletchoid | 04/28/09
Support Issues  The_Quietman | 04/29/09
Re: Support issues  fletchoid | 04/29/09
The OS of the Future (and always will be)  Baer | 04/24/09
Then I guess you'll always be stuck in the past.  storm14k | 04/24/09
Two things you can always make book on in the tech industry  frgough | 04/27/09
King of the netbooks  The Management consultant | 04/24/09
As slick as Windows 7....Nope  johnnylumber | 04/24/09
odd ...  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
You don't NEED to search for anything to download  Ole Man | 04/25/09
Actually I was....  johnnylumber | 04/27/09
Thanks for clarifying...  Ole Man | 04/27/09
I have a compatibility question  The_Quietman | 04/24/09
re: I have a compatibility question  n0neXn0ne | 04/24/09
Thanks  The_Quietman | 04/25/09
Coupla tips:  Ole Man | 04/25/09
Thanks for the tip  The_Quietman | 04/27/09
Welcome!  Ole Man | 04/27/09
Compatibility  xstep | 04/24/09
About the DOS box.  The_Quietman | 04/27/09
Try this  Ole Man | 04/27/09
I had meant unix  The_Quietman | 04/28/09
Slick was Win 7? Nope. Not even as slick as Vista  wolf_z | 04/24/09
If thats the case...  storm14k | 04/24/09
Sounds like your hardware...  wolf_z | 04/25/09
Problems are eeeeezy to find  Ole Man | 04/25/09
True, except...  wolf_z | 04/25/09
Oh yeah, I just looove those explicit instructions and options  Ole Man | 04/26/09
Ole Man, that's what polish *is*  wolf_z | 04/26/09
Depends on who's looking and from where  Ole Man | 04/26/09
I'm a Linux Convert!  Ittiger | 04/24/09
My Linux Experience Update  Ittiger | 05/01/09
I just updated to 9.04  eMJayy | 04/24/09
Keep testing before you commit ...  Tony R. | 04/28/09
I'm new to Ubuntu  jeff_80632@... | 04/24/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  jscarey | 04/24/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  INGOTIAN | 04/25/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  INGOTIAN | 04/25/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  INGOTIAN | 04/25/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  drjoewebb@... | 04/25/09
Sorry, no...  Narg | 04/25/09
You forgot IMHO  INGOTIAN | 04/26/09
He also forgot to mention  Ole Man | 04/26/09
OS Religion? Wow you are a zealot...  Narg | 04/27/09
Reality is...  Dave32265 | 04/27/09
Horse Shoes and hand grenades  Ole Man | 04/27/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  chromeronin | 04/25/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  4halimah | 04/25/09
re: ....  n0neXn0ne | 04/25/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  Syst3mZero | 04/25/09
I guess then that IBM is ripe for the picking...  zkiwi | 04/25/09
Reason for no viruses  INGOTIAN | 04/26/09
Advice is worth as much as the advisor  Ole Man | 04/26/09
Arrogant tw@t...  randomnoise | 04/28/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  Syst3mZero | 04/25/09
For Me in the end it is about money  BoneLazy | 04/26/09
Home users  INGOTIAN | 04/26/09
Tried it, got no where.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/26/09
Limited knowledge ALWAYS indicative  Ole Man | 04/26/09
In your case you're right NoAxe (stick to VISTA)  nizuse | 04/26/09
1 for Jaunty  Vadim P. | 04/26/09
Almost two decades and the Linux desktop is still a crappy OS...  transposeIT | 04/26/09
...95...98...ME...XP...Vista...7  richardhampson@... | 04/27/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  GrannyBeth | 04/26/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  codehopper | 04/27/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  CodeCurmudgeon | 04/27/09
What about configuration panel?  kouzen | 04/27/09
Ubuntu 9.04 - Video Walkthrough  PCWizKid | 04/27/09
Still plenty of hardware issues  jscott418 | 04/27/09
Ubuntu 9.04 - Dell Mini 9  Nixkap | 04/27/09
Ubuntu Got Flash??  websquad | 04/27/09
Yes, Adobe has official Flash releases.  Sephoroth | 04/27/09
I have never had a problem with Firefox  mjolnar@... | 04/27/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  Steven J. Ackerman | 04/27/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  GrannyBeth | 04/27/09
I had problems with dial-up in Linux, too  Ole Man | 04/27/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  techdeuce.com | 04/27/09
Ahh, Flash !!  websquad | 04/27/09
Adobe Flash  kikl | 04/27/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  MeGaMiPs | 04/27/09
Aussie's and Linux  MeGaMiPs | 04/27/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  kikl | 04/27/09
RE: Ubuntu as slick as Win7, Mac OS X  skris88@... | 04/27/09
"IT" depends on WHICH ISO you download  Ole Man | 04/27/09
here's a link NOW GO GET EM!  rebelxhardcore | 04/28/09
This isn't like the previous versions  rebelxhardcore | 04/28/09
Jaunty Jackalope is DOA  Tony R. | 04/28/09
Talkback limit  Kiryat8 | 04/29/09

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