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I would disagree..
Linux is not a turd. The problem is that its not really commercially viable (for the desktop/home user) so there are very few mainstream programs that function natively in Linux (World of Warcraft?).

Yes there are "workarounds" - but at what point does it virtually become irrelevant, I think it already has. Once more vendors develop Linux branches then it will truely be viable.
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Ubuntu aims at healing Linux's 'paper cuts'  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
Yawn.  nizuse | 06/16/09
I would disagree..  JT82 | 06/16/09
I wouldn't  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
Maybe not as a desktop but certainly as a server  someitguy79 | 06/16/09
Nor as a server  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
uh huh  someitguy79 | 06/16/09
Nope  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
@loverock  someitguy79 | 06/16/09
@someitguy79  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
Here's a novel idea...  Viva la crank dodo | 06/16/09
I already have  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
You seem confused  Viva la crank dodo | 06/16/09
If Linux is so bad, why is Microsoft so scared?  K B | 06/16/09
Windows Competition  chromeronin | 06/17/09
I've got 782 of them, and only 24 Win2003 boxes  terry flores | 06/16/09
Windows Fanboi LoveRock?  GameOvR | 06/17/09
My 3 years experience with Linux  alfowler@... | 06/25/09
Linux continues to learn...  Viva la crank dodo | 06/16/09
Then learn after its too late  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
But it levels out...  Viva la crank dodo | 06/16/09
Ok this one is too easy  gnesterenko | 06/16/09
Touche (long response)  Viva la crank dodo | 06/17/09
This kind of circular evidence is used all the time by ABMers.  ye | 06/17/09
Im not sure I get your point  Viva la crank dodo | 06/17/09
What a load...  InAction Man | 06/17/09
Wait a second here  Viva la crank dodo | 06/16/09
fallacy  exolon | 06/24/09
Oh yes you can!  InAction Man | 06/16/09
true  gnesterenko | 06/16/09
Not sure...  maskman01 | 06/16/09
Perfect reason  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
I acutally use the following:  maskman01 | 06/16/09
No  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
Do you mean...  maskman01 | 06/16/09
hahahaha  midenginedrift | 06/17/09
Why are you trying to make IT professionals look bad?  B.O.F.H. | 06/16/09
Blah Blah Blah  Alan Smithie | 06/16/09
LOL!  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
Confused???  Parassassin | 06/17/09
Really?! A turd compared to what? Microsoft?  Socratesfoot | 06/17/09
Strange, your description matches Vista's...  Mitch 74 | 06/17/09
Any educated answer on this one?  anilmani | 06/17/09
a bit of perspective...  Mitch 74 | 06/18/09
Do Not Feed the Troll.  zclayton2 | 06/17/09
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Haterock...  scoobbs@... | 06/25/09
This is a great idea. But...  ye | 06/16/09
Why are you here?  InAction Man | 06/16/09
Have to Disagree  Rob Oakes | 06/16/09
What you fail to mention is this  gnesterenko | 06/16/09
What you failed to do was...  storm14k | 06/16/09
The world at large clearly disagrees with you:  de-void | 06/16/09
The world at large clearly agrees with marketing...  storm14k | 06/17/09
Ahh and therein lies the rub  gnesterenko | 06/17/09
Yes this is the rub....  storm14k | 06/17/09
Response  gnesterenko | 06/17/09
No facts....  storm14k | 06/17/09
I was taking you serious  Viva la crank dodo | 06/17/09
response  gnesterenko | 06/17/09
Agree to most of what you said  Viva la crank dodo | 06/17/09
Well said...I agree...  USTechHead | 06/18/09
So then which ones are you refering to?  Michael Kelly | 06/16/09
If you say so  Yagotta B. Kidding | 06/16/09
Plenty of cad solutions around  Alan Smithie | 06/16/09
Well theres one you can do without....  storm14k | 06/16/09
Depends what kind of CAD you do  marxmarv | 06/16/09
Are you serious?  ye | 06/17/09
Name something real....PLEASE.  storm14k | 06/17/09
So go to the app vendors...  storm14k | 06/16/09
Why?  gnesterenko | 06/16/09
Because he wants the apps.  storm14k | 06/16/09
Yeah ...  de-void | 06/16/09
I do support the likes of your dad, Grandmother and Brother.  Letophoro | 06/16/09
LMAO....  storm14k | 06/17/09
And therein lies the problem.  ye | 06/17/09
The probelm is fabricated...  storm14k | 06/17/09
Huh?  ye | 06/17/09
@ye  storm14k | 06/17/09
fine. so what?  gnesterenko | 06/17/09
Thats funny....  storm14k | 06/17/09
thanks, that was my point  gnesterenko | 06/17/09
Incompetence?  Viva la crank dodo | 06/17/09
actually  gnesterenko | 06/17/09
How to keep it from getting to that point...  Viva la crank dodo | 06/17/09
sorry  Viva la crank dodo | 06/17/09
REally sorry  Viva la crank dodo | 06/17/09
@gnesterenko: I have to go with what gnesterenko said.  ye | 06/17/09
Exactly...  storm14k | 06/17/09
Assessment  Viva la crank dodo | 06/17/09
Thanks.  progon | 06/16/09
@Loverock: Facts?  JT82 | 06/16/09
Loverock is known M$ shill  MSFTWorshipper | 06/16/09
Facts are in my previous posts  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
Fact?  zkiwi | 06/16/09
Or Fantasy  Alan Smithie | 06/16/09
.  Alan Smithie | 06/16/09
Oh please  gnesterenko | 06/16/09
Here is the weird part  Loverock Davidson | 06/16/09
Is there a problem to respond...  Viva la crank dodo | 06/17/09
No the really wierd part starts here...  Elihion | 06/18/09
Im insulted  Viva la crank dodo | 06/18/09
Please indeed!  InAction Man | 06/16/09
FYI  zkiwi | 06/16/09
Even weirder...  zkiwi | 06/16/09
Where?  storm14k | 06/17/09
That my friend is exactly my point  gnesterenko | 06/17/09
oh really? Loverock...  druid627@... | 06/17/09
You're in the same place I was 10 years ago...  marxmarv | 06/16/09
Gmail?  jackbond | 06/17/09
I'd love to see improvements  Kaiwai | 06/16/09
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response:  gnesterenko | 06/17/09
automaticly retreive telemetry !!!!  po_134@... | 06/17/09
RE: Ubuntu aims at healing Linux's 'paper cuts'  NCWeber | 06/17/09
RE: Ubuntu aims at healing Linux's 'paper cuts'  Romano4444 | 06/17/09
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RE: Ubuntu aims at healing Linux's 'paper cuts'  The Rifleman | 06/17/09
RE: Ubuntu aims at healing Linux's 'paper cuts'  ShaneK | 06/17/09
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as sson as they fix bluetooth..  inertman@... | 06/17/09
Yeah,  Larsix | 06/18/09
LEAVE LOVEROCK DAVIDSON ALONE, HE'S ON ........  lightingrod | 06/17/09
It just needs to change one thing...  Larsix | 06/18/09
Make editing Menu.lst easier  cquirke | 06/19/09
Must... close... parenthesis...  cquirke | 06/19/09
What kind of people attack Linux?  as901 | 06/19/09
finally! someone that undestands!  crabbypup | 06/19/09
RE: Have you tried 9.04?  Romano4444 | 06/21/09
Shshshshshsh  scoobbs@... | 06/25/09
IT Professionals?????  roelmann | 06/24/09
LOL...  scoobbs@... | 06/25/09
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Microsoft Propaganda defend Malware called Windows?  as901 | 06/28/09
I use Ubuntu and how!  Altotus | 06/28/09
Somebody please write a modern OS from scratch  BillDem | 07/16/09

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