Comments on: Typical Linux FUD Campaign towards Microsoft.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:06:29 +0000

hey guys lets get our panties in a bunch because of an operating system

yay sounds like fun

By: $mart@$$

$mart@$$ — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:55:01 +0000

blogger, you don’t even come anywhere even remotely close to having a clue… enjoy your utopian fantasy world.

By: someone

someone — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:32:13 +0000

Linux users must grow up & realize that Linux is just a piece of software. Its not an angel from heaven sent out to battle some evil or anything like that. No point in being emotional about a piece of software.

Having said that, I must add that Linux offers almost no advantage over Windows or Mac OS X on the desktop. If Linux is stronger on some fronts, it has it’s weakness’ in abundance on other fronts. Linux brings almost nothing new to the desktop. This failure is clearly reflected in it’s marketshare. For over 10 years Linux has been made available for free & still has about 3% (or was it 2% ?) marketshare. Linux fans must stop blaming microsoft & focus on their own failings.

By: Nemes Ioan Sorin

Nemes Ioan Sorin — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:37:22 +0000

“Innovation is a myth. Not that it matters… Linux is not any more original, or innovative, than Windows at the end of the day”.

yep Compare please Aero with Compiz - and U will understand about …inovation. Using almost any videocard - and from PIII to PIV - Compiz put Aero in the corner. No joke at all.

Also try http://www.glscube.org/ or glscube videos from http://www.glscube.org/download.html page.
or
http://www.mandriva.com/projects/metisse/
or
https://lg3d-core.dev.java.net/

U will understand what I mean by innovation.

$MS ? $MS it’s about patents. If they think about a new word, they will request a patent to be sure none will use that word. This is the level of $MS.

Where was $MS innovations before Vista for example ? for few Years ? I ask you seriously - tell me some about because I and other web developers ask $MS to integrate some web standards (some CSS rules, PNG alpha tranparency support, tabs, etc) on IE for 5 years - bu we talk, we hear …until Firefox, then they wake up because IE position was affected - so what’s about customer care ???.

I remember I was using Google Desktop Search and Copernic
because I find XP search utility too slow and too non relevant.
Where was MS innovation there ?? - Well was nowhere because - Innovation is a myth.

Yep, tell that to Industrial Light and Magic, Dreamworks, Disney, Sony, Peugeot, Audi - and they will told you that the computing power and stability worth more than money. They all had money, they choose Linux - it time for you to ask yourself why.

Not because innovation is a myth.

By: Linux User

Linux User — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:44:46 +0000

I don’t know if anyone is still reading this, but I’m going to comment anyway. I believe one main reason for the common belief that MS is trying to spread FUD is the fact that MS makes public pronouncements that Linux is using its IP but refuses to specify what it is. If MS were truly concerned about their IP rather than trying to spread FUD about Linux, why not just tell Linux developers what the code is so they can change or delete it? That would be the main reason I would say MS is spreading FUD. The comments from MS about its IP being in Linux look to me like MS is issuing a threat, but giving no one a chance to fix the “problem.”

By: admin

admin — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:33:36 +0000

This was possible in Windows XP but not in Vista unless they take on the expense of Vista Ultimate!

They can still use XP.

And lets not pretend that a volume license of Vista Ultimate is the same price as a boxed version at Best Buy.

So stop waving your anti-Linux flag on virtualization!

I have no idea what you are talking about here. Not that this would be the first time someone embedded a false issue into their arguments.

Microsoft’s record for anti-competitive behaviour dates back decades and you cannot criticize Linux for stealing Windows apps when it is Microsoft who stole everyone else’s (DOS was a copy of CP/M and Windows was copied from Apple’s OS)!

Again, I have no idea what your point is here, or what this has to do with anything said.

…But I will bite…

Innovation is a myth. Not that it matters… Linux is not any more original, or innovative, than Windows at the end of the day.

As far as your accusations about the Dell votes! Dell did so well with the success of the operation in the States that they now sell in Europe! They are also being followed by Asus, HP and Lenovo who have all announced Linux systems!

It’s called free advertisement at the expense of the Linux community. Get them in the door, show them how much better the Windows system deals are, sell more Vista Licenses.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:10:58 +0000

Hold on a moment!
The virtualization issue is a Windows one so why attack Linux. This issue is going to affect Microsoft in a big way! A school in my local area set up Windows Servers to run Virtualization software to run Windows!
Each client in the school would load a VM session for its user (basically it gave each pupil/teacher the feel of their own PC where ever they were, in class, IT room, home, wherever)!
This was possible in Windows XP but not in Vista unless they take on the expense of Vista Ultimate! So stop waving your anti-Linux flag on virtualization! All it will do is that companies that want a virtualization solution either face the cost of Vista Ultimate or swap to Linux! Lets hope more companies follow in Peugeot’s decision to cross over 20000 systems to Linux and relieve themselves of Windows!

Tell me when Linux (or any of its popular applications, such as X11, Kde, Gnome, Apache, OpenOffice, etc) was ever successfully prosecuted in court for its actions and then look at Microsoft’s litigation history and its on going action, especially with regard to the EU!

I’m pretty sure that the developers of Linux are in the business of making money as well Linus Torvalds doesn’t work for free and Mark Shuttleworth is an entrepreneur, who’s done quite well, never mind looking at business models for Linux such as IBM’s, Novell’s, Redhat’s, Nokia’s, Motorola’s and many more!

By: NeoGhost

NeoGhost — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:01:58 +0000

I’m pro-Linux, if anything. I support it, use it, and even have been running a GPLed SF project
Err… Even your SF project runs SOLELY on Windows and you call yourself a PRO-LINUX? I don’t mean your software have to solely work on Linux… But c’mon… At least make it work on Linux!!!

Take a look around, anywhere… Even though there are 10-50x+ more Windows users on any given site, it’s the Linux crowd that make all the noise.
Okay… You’ve stated your point… 10-50x more Windows users right? Okay… Go ahead and ask them about Licensing issues, Virtualization, FOSS softwares… Most of them are gonna just reply you with one thing… “WT* is that? I don’t really care… As long as the computer works… I don’t care a thing…”. Conclusion? They DON’T CARE A SHIT

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:23:24 +0000

I haven’t read the abundant feedback you’ve received here, so maybe someone’s already made this point, but I think you’d have an easier time convincing the readers of your argument if you’d substantiate your generalizations, e.g.:

“The referred to community is not the type that goes out and buys a copy of Windows to run under Linux. They violate the EULA terms of existing copies, or simply result to pirating a fresh virus and backdoor infected copy of the OS from The Pirate Bay.”

You’re not going to win people over by broadly painting them as thieving Gypsies (no offense to Gypsies).

By: n0ne_n0ne

n0ne_n0ne — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:59:42 +0000

admin Says:
“Not that the people doing the actual voting have any intention of getting a Ubuntu DELL anyways.”

@admin:
Is this your death rattle reloaded? I’m still laughing about the first one.