The new Ubuntu is here!

KristleBawl <KristleBawl DeleteThis @some.email> wrote in
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>
> Alias wrote:
>> The new Ubuntu is here!
>>
>> I hear they have shed out some 20,000,000 copies already. At this
>> rate, it will be overtaking Windows 7.
>>
>> I told you my countdown would not be for nothing! It worked a treat
>> and and
>> everybody has listened to me.
>>
>> By doing it in a Vista forum, I must have converted at least half the
>> people
>> in here, so it was all worthwhile.
>>
>> Joy to the world!
>>
>> Five years and Ubuntu will be on all PCs.
>>
>> Rock'n'roll
>
> Well, you didn't convert me!
>
> I did some research, but I'm just not interest enough to take the time
> needed to learn how to install and use it, or decipher the programs
> that will run on it.
>
> Thanks, but no thanks. I'll stick with familiar Vista!

That was again the fake Alias you replied to.....who will now probably
post using my name as well.

DanS wrote:
> That was again the fake Alias you replied to.....who will now probably
> post using my name as well.

Was it? Shoot! It's hard to keep up with which identical screennames are
the genuine originals around here. I guess I'm going to have to modify
my viewed header options to tell everyone apart.

> KristleBawl <KristleBawl RemoveThis @some.email> wrote in
> news:uHtUAaKWKHA.4484@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:
>
>>
>> Alias wrote:
>>> The new Ubuntu is here!
>>>
>>> I hear they have shed out some 20,000,000 copies already. At this
>>> rate, it will be overtaking Windows 7.
>>>
>>> I told you my countdown would not be for nothing! It worked a treat
>>> and and
>>> everybody has listened to me.
>>>
>>> By doing it in a Vista forum, I must have converted at least half the
>>> people
>>> in here, so it was all worthwhile.
>>>
>>> Joy to the world!
>>>
>>> Five years and Ubuntu will be on all PCs.
>>>
>>> Rock'n'roll
>>
>> Well, you didn't convert me!
>>
>> I did some research, but I'm just not interest enough to take the time
>> needed to learn how to install and use it, or decipher the programs
>> that will run on it.
>>
>> Thanks, but no thanks. I'll stick with familiar Vista!
>
> That was again the fake Alias you replied to.....who will now probably
> post using my name as well.

If anybody used KristleBawl as their name, then that would it is illegal.

You should call Charlie Tame and the police, 911 or 999. Charlie has a nice
big helmet!

Alias

"Alias" <iamaliasTAK3THIS.TakeThisOut@OUTgmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
>> KristleBawl <KristleBawl.TakeThisOut@some.email> wrote in
>> news:uHtUAaKWKHA.4484@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:
>>
>>>
>>> Alias wrote:
>>>> The new Ubuntu is here!
>>>>
>>>> I hear they have shed out some 20,000,000 copies already. At this
>>>> rate, it will be overtaking Windows 7.
>>>>
>>>> I told you my countdown would not be for nothing! It worked a treat
>>>> and and
>>>> everybody has listened to me.
>>>>
>>>> By doing it in a Vista forum, I must have converted at least half the
>>>> people
>>>> in here, so it was all worthwhile.
>>>>
>>>> Joy to the world!
>>>>
>>>> Five years and Ubuntu will be on all PCs.
>>>>
>>>> Rock'n'roll
>>>
>>> Well, you didn't convert me!
>>>
>>> I did some research, but I'm just not interest enough to take the time
>>> needed to learn how to install and use it, or decipher the programs
>>> that will run on it.
>>>
>>> Thanks, but no thanks. I'll stick with familiar Vista!
>>
>> That was again the fake Alias you replied to.....who will now probably
>> post using my name as well.
>
> If anybody used KristleBawl as their name, then that would it is illegal.

HA HA HA HA - what an idiot.
>
> You should call Charlie Tame and the police, 911 or 999. Charlie has a
> nice big helmet!
>
> Alias

I'm glad the ubuntu team is working hard. That was the distro I was gonna go
with (it was either ubuntu or Fedora) if not for 1 simple fact. Linux has
next to no hardware support. That was its downfall in my attempted conversion
to the linux world.

Believe me, I tried and I tried - nothing would make me happier than dumping
windows like the pile of bloatware it is. But until hardware manufacturers
allow linux to operate on a level playing field with the likes of Microsoft
and Apple - it'll never happen.

Practicallity won over idealism in this case. In short, Linux is perfection
in an imperect world. *sigh*

Note: My opinion of Windows will be completely turned around If they
implement one very simple business plan - distribute windows as a barebones
OS with absolutely no other programs (except of course light utilities like
paint, notepad etc) and allow the user to pick and choose exactly what they
wish to install as additional 'modules' (e.g. want windows media player? go
to the website, pay an additional fee and its yours). Doing this would also
allow them to cut the price by half if not more of the parent OS and one
could say increase their market share to boot, or so you could tell redmonds
board

/my 2 cents.

"Alias" wrote:

> The new Ubuntu is here!
>
> I hear they have shed out some 20,000,000 copies already. At this rate, it
> will be overtaking Windows 7.
>
> I told you my countdown would not be for nothing! It worked a treat and and
> everybody has listened to me.
>
> By doing it in a Vista forum, I must have converted at least half the people
> in here, so it was all worthwhile.
>
> Joy to the world!
>
> Five years and Ubuntu will be on all PCs.
>
> Rock'n'roll
>
> Alias
>
>
> .
>

"Rawr" <Rawr.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm glad the ubuntu team is working hard. That was the distro I was gonna
> go
> with (it was either ubuntu or Fedora) if not for 1 simple fact. Linux has
> next to no hardware support. That was its downfall in my attempted
> conversion
> to the linux world.

Rubbish! Linux distributions in general have MORE hardware support than
Windows, at least until Windows 7 came along...

Gordon wrote:
>
> "Rawr" <Rawr.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D837AC0B-F858-4722-A27E-961E0338941F@microsoft.com...
>> I'm glad the ubuntu team is working hard. That was the distro I was
>> gonna go
>> with (it was either ubuntu or Fedora) if not for 1 simple fact. Linux has
>> next to no hardware support. That was its downfall in my attempted
>> conversion
>> to the linux world.
>
> Rubbish! Linux distributions in general have MORE hardware support than
> Windows, at least until Windows 7 came along...

Rubbish! It didn't have what the OP was looking for and that's all that
counts. The user was not happy.

I lol'd when I read that. You clearly have never actually tried Linux >.<

"Gordon" wrote:

>
> "Rawr" <Rawr.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D837AC0B-F858-4722-A27E-961E0338941F@microsoft.com...
> > I'm glad the ubuntu team is working hard. That was the distro I was gonna
> > go
> > with (it was either ubuntu or Fedora) if not for 1 simple fact. Linux has
> > next to no hardware support. That was its downfall in my attempted
> > conversion
> > to the linux world.
>
> Rubbish! Linux distributions in general have MORE hardware support than
> Windows, at least until Windows 7 came along...
>
> .
>

"Rawr" <Rawr.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F21D863-31AE-408D-B125-341DF5248E29@microsoft.com...
> I lol'd when I read that. You clearly have never actually tried Linux >.<
>

Running it now mate, as we speak.....not on this machine but on my Netbook
which is open beside me..... I /have/ run it on this machine, and have used
Linux on and off ever since the mid nineties.
Perhaps it's YOU who have never tried Linux... your silly statement would
tend towards that scenario...

Someone who labels someone else's practical and logical opinion as "rubbish!"
Should not preach to others about writing "silly statements". Hypocrite much?

Perhaps the only over embellishment I made was about "next to no". But when
you can't get get just 1 simple printer talking properly with the OS (and
even if you do you still lose a host of advance features because the
manufactuer gives only the token gesture of just a driver that doesn't work
properly anyway) than one mask ask oneself - is it practical? Answer is
emphatic: No.

That's not to say I dislike linux (read original post) but its the realsitic
world we live in. If you refuse to see that and live in denial - that's your
perrogative.

I believe "vista succubus Hunter" would agree.

"Gordon" wrote:

>
> "Rawr" <Rawr RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6F21D863-31AE-408D-B125-341DF5248E29@microsoft.com...
> > I lol'd when I read that. You clearly have never actually tried Linux >.<
> >
>
> Running it now mate, as we speak.....not on this machine but on my Netbook
> which is open beside me..... I /have/ run it on this machine, and have used
> Linux on and off ever since the mid nineties.
> Perhaps it's YOU who have never tried Linux... your silly statement would
> tend towards that scenario...
>
> .
>

"Rawr" <Rawr.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8192AAE0-438C-4621-B298-A41847F37027@microsoft.com...
> Someone who labels someone else's practical and logical opinion as
> "rubbish!"
> Should not preach to others about writing "silly statements". Hypocrite
> much?
>
> Perhaps the only over embellishment I made was about "next to no". But
> when
> you can't get get just 1 simple printer talking properly with the OS

That's just one out of thousands then.....that does NOT constitute "no
hardware support".

Rawr wrote:
> I lol'd when I read that. You clearly have never actually tried Linux >.<

Oh, he has used Linux. He's a COLA snake in MS clothing.

>
> "Gordon" wrote:
>
>> "Rawr" <Rawr.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D837AC0B-F858-4722-A27E-961E0338941F@microsoft.com...
>>> I'm glad the ubuntu team is working hard. That was the distro I was gonna
>>> go
>>> with (it was either ubuntu or Fedora) if not for 1 simple fact. Linux has
>>> next to no hardware support. That was its downfall in my attempted
>>> conversion
>>> to the linux world.
>> Rubbish! Linux distributions in general have MORE hardware support than
>> Windows, at least until Windows 7 came along...
>>
>> .
>>

"He's a COLA snake in MS clothing" - I lol'd when I read that

He probably has, but there's nothing I like better than bashing fanboys of
either the windows, linux or apple genre...if you catch my drift ^_~

"Vista Succubus Hunter" wrote:

> Rawr wrote:
> > I lol'd when I read that. You clearly have never actually tried Linux >.<
>
> Oh, he has used Linux. He's a COLA snake in MS clothing.
>
> >
> > "Gordon" wrote:
> >
> >> "Rawr" <Rawr RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:D837AC0B-F858-4722-A27E-961E0338941F@microsoft.com...
> >>> I'm glad the ubuntu team is working hard. That was the distro I was gonna
> >>> go
> >>> with (it was either ubuntu or Fedora) if not for 1 simple fact. Linux has
> >>> next to no hardware support. That was its downfall in my attempted
> >>> conversion
> >>> to the linux world.
> >> Rubbish! Linux distributions in general have MORE hardware support than
> >> Windows, at least until Windows 7 came along...
> >>
> >> .
> >>
> .
>