Article: 5 Reasons Why Switching to Ubuntu is a Really Dumb Idea

[joeybutterface]

Take a look at this article that has been gaining traction elsewhere:
http://www.lockergnome.com/eksodos/2008/06/02/5-reasons-why-switching-to-ubuntu-is-a-really-dumb-idea/

This kind of stuff angers me beyond belief. It's obvious he's trying to scare people away from trying Linux by spreading lies about the place.

Surely any individual who tries selling DRM as a net benefit for using an operating system must have ties to Microsoft/Corporate America.

Thoughts?

[karellen]

he's just one of those many idiots. don't make him more popular by posting links to his blog

[bufsabre666]

this article makes that pirillo head cry

[melrom]

oh boy.

ubuntu isn't everyone's cup of...coffee??

the thing about using linux is that it is not Windows. I think too many people switch expecting to have some version of Windows that is "better." Switching to linux requires an open mind and a willingness to learn. Some people are too close-minded to join the revolution. :)

[perlluver]

oh boy.

ubuntu isn't everyone's cup of...coffee??

the thing about using linux is that it is not Windows. I think too many people switch expecting to have some version of Windows that is "better." Switching to linux requires an open mind and a willingness to learn. Some people are too close-minded to join the revolution. :)

+1 Agree Whole Heartedly, tired of people thinking oh, this version of Windows has got to be better than Vista. It's not Windows, it's a form of Linux. And is it better than Vista, most definitely, and probably one of the easiest flavors.

[cardinals_fan]

1. True if you're dependent on a few particular Windows apps. Most people aren't and just think that they are.

2. The command line isn't all bad for newer computer users. It works, to a large extent, like a dialogue with another person - you enter something, and it responds.

3. I'll give him this one.

4. Wait, what?! I should like DRM? I've never had any issues playing the media I want...

5. Considering the fact that I had to install the drivers for my wireless card 18 times in Windows, and reboot at least a dozen times, and enter my network info in the wireless utility even more, I can't say that Windows 'just works'. A SLAX live CD is vastly more successful.

[aysiu]

Why didn't you link to the article that dude wrote last week? It’s a Myth: Windows Does Not Just Work (http://www.lockergnome.com/eksodos/2008/05/31/its-a-myth-windows-does-not-just-work/)

[robertchahine]

not everything is right.
by the way, look at the people who commented back; 99% of them disagree him.

[Luke has no name]

I have to whip out downloaded drivers or CDs every time I install Windows. Ubuntu auto-installs wireless, touchpad, sound, AND video.

**** you, ignorant blogger.

[bufsabre666]

not everything is right.
by the way, look at the people who commented back; 99% of them disagree him.

the 1% that did, his/her username is linuxsucks, completely unbiased person i can tell

[FuturePilot]

I dare him to find one person not associated with the RIAA, MPAA, etc, that likes DRM :p

Oh and I suppose Windows "just works" Don't get me started on the problems I've had. Like what does "The data is invalid" mean when you try to install a piece of hardware and it fails? Oh yeah, I've got to go dig through the 1000000 keys in the registry to fix that. There's truth behind that saying "like finding a needle in a haystack"

[aysiu]

Oh and I suppose Windows "just works" Don't get me started on the problems I've had. That same blogger posted a post on May 31 (last week) saying that Windows doesn't "just work" and that if you want operating systems (Ubuntu or Windows) to "just work," you should get them preinstalled.

I think the blog entry in question is just a bid to get more hits. I don't think the blogger really believes all that stuff.

[robertchahine]

That same blogger posted a post on May 31 (last week) saying that Windows doesn't "just work" and that if you want operating systems (Ubuntu or Windows) to "just work," you should get them preinstalled.

I think the blog entry in question is just a bid to get more hits. I don't think the blogger really believes all that stuff.
+1.
i think too that the blogger doesn't really believe all that stuff

[karellen]

Why didn't you link to the article that dude wrote last week? It’s a Myth: Windows Does Not Just Work (http://www.lockergnome.com/eksodos/2008/05/31/its-a-myth-windows-does-not-just-work/)

wow, that really puts things in a new light. thanks for pointing this out

[FuturePilot]

That same blogger posted a post on May 31 (last week) saying that Windows doesn't "just work" and that if you want operating systems (Ubuntu or Windows) to "just work," you should get them preinstalled.

I think the blog entry in question is just a bid to get more hits. I don't think the blogger really believes all that stuff.

Oh, I just saw the other one. Interesting.

[madjr]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt


Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) is a tactic of rhetoric used in sales, marketing, public relations, and illiberal democracies. FUD is generally a strategic attempt to influence public perception by disseminating negative (and vague) information. An individual firm, for example, might use FUD to invite unfavorable opinions and speculation about a competitor's product; to increase the general estimation of switching costs among current customers; or to maintain leverage over a current business partner who could potentially become a rival.

The term originated to describe disinformation tactics in the computer hardware industry and has since been used more broadly.

FUD is a manifestation of the appeal to fear.

[aysiu]

I can understand people having bad experiences, but I don't understand why they draw ridiculous conclusions from those bad experiences.

Someone has a difficult time installing a printer with Ubuntu and declares it not ready for the desktop or whatever. My wife and I had a difficult time installing my in-laws' Lexmark printer for the Mac Mini we got them and just told them to use the other printer (the one that works with CUPS). We didn't decide Macs weren't ready for normal users. We just decided Lexmark isn't a good brand to use for non-Windows computers.

And, for the record, I've never had to ./configure anything.

[JAPrufrock]

Sure, there are problems when you use a Gnu/Linux distro. However, I switched to Ubuntu (and Debian) because of the problems associated with MS and XP, not because I liked tweaking config files at the command prompt. In other words, for me in a cost/benefit analysis Ubuntu wins.

[BuffaloX]

Many people run into some of the issues he mention.
But he makes it worse than it actually is,
and he completely forget to mention some of the good things about Linux.