[geeks] While I'm at it, another Ubunut grouse

[Lionel Peterson]

On Jun 9, 2009, at 8:02 AM, Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net>  
wrote:

>>
> To me, Ubuntu is Debian Linux dumbed-down and crippled to look and act
> as much like Windows as possible.  Yeah, sure, it's accessible to the
> masses ... but it seems like its lesson to the masses is that Linux
> really has nothing to offer over Windows except for being free.

Price is not a winning argument in Linux vs Windows (or Mac OSX) IMHO.  
Many people get the IS bundled for free[0] with every computer they  
buy, and telling them Linix is free means nothing to them, because  
they never went out and 'paid' retail for the OS.

Lionel

[0] free meaning it wasn't a line item on their system purchase, and  
they couldn't buy the system cheaper without the OS.