![]() ![]() Before and shortly after then, as well as now, I was and have been using something else. Back when it really was starting to get good. Hell, I only used Ubuntu for a brief time, mostly back in 2008. I despised advertising back then, and I despise advertising now. And later on, for a while they started to do the right things, so it was interesting–but it was still just Debian, only with an installable live CD, more up-to-date applications, a custom theme, less stability, and the commercial backing of a billionaire. I kept trying it, version after version, trying to figure out what the big deal was with no success. I have to admit, I never did get the big deal with Ubuntu back in those days. ![]() Heck you can’t even update the system without Pulse or WiFi or something breaking, this is 2012 and Linux behaves like its 1993 when it comes to drivers, that just won’t cut it. ![]() Different and prettier yes, but NOT better. Instead we’ll see Canonical join Mandriva, Xandros, Linsprie and the rest on the scrapheap of history and nothing will ever get any better. The big mistake Shuttleworth made was using Linux in the first place, if he’d have used BSD as Jobs did he could have kept his work, charged $20 a pop once the buzz built up and would now have the money to not only continue but actually improve the system. How many “Ubuntu derived” distros are there, enjoying the fruits of Canonical labor without throwing them even a beer? I rest my case. As i have said before it will take at least 100 million dollars to bring Linux up to the same level as Windows and OSX, you have whole subsystems like X and Pulse that will need to be replaced or rebuilt, docs, regression testing, QA and QC, yet as Canonical found out there is simply no way to make money on a Linux desktop. I guess like communism the whole FOSS philosophy just don’t work, at least on the desktop. I mean here is the company that the community gushed over, now when they are bleeding to death and trying to keep the lights on its “ZOMG they are trying to make money! How dare they not do everything for free, i’ll switch OSes first!” Wharrgarbl! ![]() I have to say I find the whole thing fascinating myself. ![]()
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