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Old August 18th, 2007   #1
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What is the lamest reason for giving up on Ubuntu/Linux you've ever heard?

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Old August 18th, 2007   #2
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Re: What is the lamest reason for giving up on Ubuntu/Linux you've ever heard?

it doesn't play css, but who'd want to anyway
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Old August 18th, 2007   #3
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It plays css?
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Old August 18th, 2007   #4
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Re: What is the lamest reason for giving up on Ubuntu/Linux you've ever heard?

"WINE is a hack"
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Old August 18th, 2007   #5
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Re: What is the lamest reason for giving up on Ubuntu/Linux you've ever heard?

"Downloading, then double-clicking on the exe file and going through the tedious setup process is easier than doing that synaptic thing"
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Old August 18th, 2007   #6
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Re: What is the lamest reason for giving up on Ubuntu/Linux you've ever heard?

"I like Windows."
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Old August 18th, 2007   #7
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No Notepad or Paint.
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Old August 18th, 2007   #8
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Re: What is the lamest reason for giving up on Ubuntu/Linux you've ever heard?

It's not Windows. (well duh.. if it was we'd be using Windows).
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Old August 18th, 2007   #9
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"Ubuntu is not ready for the desktop."
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Old August 18th, 2007   #10
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Re: What is the lamest reason for giving up on Ubuntu/Linux you've ever heard?

'All my friends use windows, and it doesn't have itunes/AIM/IE' (doesn't like the alternatives)
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