"Bill Gates Recommends Ubuntu" (Joke)

[kdragon]

it belong to Bill Gates
http://apollo.divshare.com/files/2007/05/02/546273/ubuntugatesyv0.jpg

I have no idea :lolflag: :lolflag: :lolflag:

[MilosDusan]

Uhhggg.. You know the sad part? That wouldn't surprise me that he stuck his MS nose in it since a vast majority are swapping out from Vista

[Swarms]

http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/4/4f/Jewbuntu.png/400px-Jewbuntu.png

:)

[syms]

listen to world billioner Bill Gates! he says the true.

and here few others cool links.:
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~lbrash/msjokes/*******.jpg
http://toastytech.com/evil/billwanted.html
http://toastytech.com/evil/setup.html
p.s. sorry in english and sorry if this is not right forum.

[santiagoward2000]

:lolflag: He finally got tired of the Blue Screen of Death!!

[dfreer]

ummm.... photoshop ftw?

[kast]

hahahahah got to love photo shop Oh.. i mean GIMP :)

[new2*buntu]

lol
Nice photo editing.

[n3tfury]

what's funny is, the OP thinks it's real. rofl.

[Steve1961]

Very nice. If only... :lolflag:

[juxtaposed]

I know it is a joke, but if he actually recommended Ubuntu... I wouldn't feel too good about Ubuntu.

[inversekinetix]

I know it is a joke, but if he actually recommended Ubuntu... I wouldn't feel too good about Ubuntu.

why not? would it lose some inherent quality if bill recommended it? or would it become less 'alternative'

[juxtaposed]

why not? would it lose some inherent quality if bill recommended it? or would it become less 'alternative'

I just wouldn't trust his advice. I'd think "Hey, before he recommended Windows, when I don't think that would be the best recommendation, now he recommends Ubuntu, hmmm..."

[Rustafur]

This must be another one of Steve Bahlmer's crazy strategies. ;)

[syms]

i think Bill Gates is not using his operating system - windows, because he really know that this system unstable, bad, unreliable etc. so he is not stupid and he is using ubuntu or mac in his work

[dfreer]

i think Bill Gates is not using his operating system - windows, because he really know that this system unstable, bad, unreliable etc. so he is not stupid and he is using ubuntu or mac in his work

That's just silly, surely you're joking... right...? 8-O

[Graduate]

For some reason I went back to Vista because I needed a new install. It just reminded me how much it blows. XP or Ubuntu for me.

[Anthrax9]

:lolflag: He finally got tired of the Blue Screen of Death!!
Thats True!!!
hopefully after recommending he starts funding ubuntu

[mysticmatrix]

i think Bill Gates is not using his operating system - windows, because he really know that this system unstable, bad, unreliable etc. so he is not stupid and he is using ubuntu or mac in his work

It is not 'his' operating system. He got it 'licensed' by M$ corp. :lolflag:

[JustifY]

Vista has been fine for me. Ubuntu has been the pain in my *** as far as getting games to work goes.


No viruses, none of this ******** y'all keep talking about for Vista. No Blue screen of death. Both OSes are fine, I like Ubuntu better, but I prefer Vista because installing and running games aren't hard.


'Sides, no one on this forum gives me any help. I wouldn't be writing this write now if more than one of my four threads about Wine had been answered. And the one that was answered was "where do I get Wine?"

3 threads later, 2 were the same topic because mine got pushed to the back multiple times in the same day, no answers, no nothing. 2 hours, 8 views. Blah Blah Blah. I'm sick of these debates. Sick of Microsoft, but until games are supported for Linux, I'm gonna have to stick with Windows. Cuz I can't get any of the support I need from these forums (for Wine for Newbs to Linux). No offense meant.

[EMCGFX]

http://www.fayerwayer.com/up/2007/04/bill_gates_ubuntu_mini.jpg

[Midwest-Linux]

Priceless

[EMCGFX]

Yeah, this one is even funnier, no kids please! > <snip />

[Specter043]

Nice.

[Quake]

Lol, I should probably print it and post it around the city :P

[Mr. Picklesworth]

Why isn't the same attention to detail put into a legitimate image similar to this one but featuring a well known / rich / famous person who actually does recommend Ubuntu? (Either the operating system or the philosophy)...

Possible candidates:

-Nelson Mandella
-Mark Shuttleworth
-A regular Ubuntu user who happens to look like Billy G or Steve J

Then again, I guess Bill's foundation does strive to uphold the philosophy of ubuntu...
Maybe ask him for permission? Could be an interesting dillemma :P

[hhhhhx]

lol

[phrostbyte]

For some reason this doesn't seem outlandish. :KS

[Lux Perpetua]

You are easily amused.

[deepclutch]

haha!we miss RMS there! :D does he will pose for that?well we need to say GNU/Linux for that! :lol:

[billgoldberg]

Why isn't the same attention to detail put into a legitimate image similar to this one but featuring a well known / rich / famous person who actually does recommend Ubuntu? (Either the operating system or the philosophy)...

Possible candidates:

-Nelson Mandella
-Mark Shuttleworth
-A regular Ubuntu user who happens to look like Billy G or Steve J

Then again, I guess Bill's foundation does strive to uphold the philosophy of ubuntu...
Maybe ask him for permission? Could be an interesting dillemma :P

Yeah, maybe some world famous celeb (no pop princesses or movie stars please) could show his/her support and the ubuntu people can create some picture like the picture in the OP.

Mark Shuttleworth isn't really a celeb, even most ubuntu users don't know who he is (they should!).

But that bill picture is priceless, I grabbing that one for sure.

[Joeb454]

We need....

CHUCK NORRIS!! :lolflag:

[EMCGFX]

@ Joeb454, here you go.
http://i26.tinypic.com/993r50.jpg

[Chame_Wizard]

http://www.fayerwayer.com/up/2007/04/bill_gates_ubuntu_mini.jpg

:lolflag::lolflag:Priceless:guitar:

[O3.]

lol

[bred]

hehehe
nice!:lolflag:

[hhhhhx]

Paris Hilton should be on there for her contrabutions to the linux kernel

[EMCGFX]

@ xhhux, wow I did not know that Paris Hilton is a kernel programmer. LOL

[deepclutch]

next on the raw is Lindsey Lohan developer of Kde? :lol:

[DeadSuperHero]

What about one of the guys from Mythbusters, who actually suggested Ubuntu?

[PurposeOfReason]

I mean, I can slap a figure and a false statement on an image too. :roll: Whether in fun, jest, or some outlandish reason it is nothing but childish and is not an image Ubuntu needs. Not to mention that, as silly as it may sound, putting that in quotes with his signature can cause legal troubles.

[EMCGFX]

@ PurposeOfReason, Everyone in Ubuntu Community has a free speech. So, Bill Gates can't due nothing about it =D Especially if its a joke.

[JeffoOfMetal]

Wait, the mythbusters had something to do with Ubuntu? When?

[EMCGFX]

@ JeffoOfMetal, I think his just playing.

[Perpetual]

I can't figure out how to delete this post.:confused:

[Perpetual]

Wait, the mythbusters had something to do with Ubuntu? When?

MythBusters: 7 Tech Headaches—and How to Fix Them
Innovation is meant to make life easier. So why is this TV geek so annoyed? (Click here for more PM stories by the MythBusters, and watch brand-new episodes starting Jan. 16!)
By Jamie Hyneman
Published in the February 2008

Computer operating systems loaded with stuff I don't want and will never use.
In the tech world this phenomenon is known as “software bloat” or “feature bloat.” It's a well-documented problem and a frequent complaint about Windows OSs—Vista in particular. In addition to being buggy, the extra features tend to bog down your system by demanding more processing power and memory. Computer-makers: Don't load up operating systems with features and then make us sweat to figure out how to get rid of the fat.

Most features can be set up as options. Why not start with a computer loaded with basic stuff that works 100 percent of the time? Then, give us the option of adding the bells and whistles. There's another solution available to consumers: Switch to a Linux-based OS such as Ubuntu. Since most Linux OSs are free, there's no business reason to bloat up the system with feature frills.

And high-tech companies—stop messing with us on your treadmill of upgrades while making the old stuff obsolete. It may be that any software company that didn't routinely upgrade its product would go out of business. But what if the rest of the world worked this way? Oh, I lost a sock. I need to get a whole new wardrobe because the replacement sock is version 2.0.1, and the stores now only sell version 2.0.3.

Full article. (http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4243994.html?page=1)

Landon.

[PurposeOfReason]

@ PurposeOfReason, Everyone in Ubuntu Community has a free speech. So, Bill Gates can't due nothing about it =D Especially if its a joke.
Freedom of speech only goes so far and hiding it behind a joke means jack.

[EMCGFX]

Lol

[hhhhhx]

MythBusters: 7 Tech Headaches—and How to Fix Them
Innovation is meant to make life easier. So why is this TV geek so annoyed? (Click here for more PM stories by the MythBusters, and watch brand-new episodes starting Jan. 16!)
By Jamie Hyneman
Published in the February 2008

Computer operating systems loaded with stuff I don't want and will never use.
In the tech world this phenomenon is known as “software bloat” or “feature bloat.” It's a well-documented problem and a frequent complaint about Windows OSs—Vista in particular. In addition to being buggy, the extra features tend to bog down your system by demanding more processing power and memory. Computer-makers: Don't load up operating systems with features and then make us sweat to figure out how to get rid of the fat.

Most features can be set up as options. Why not start with a computer loaded with basic stuff that works 100 percent of the time? Then, give us the option of adding the bells and whistles. There's another solution available to consumers: Switch to a Linux-based OS such as Ubuntu. Since most Linux OSs are free, there's no business reason to bloat up the system with feature frills.

And high-tech companies—stop messing with us on your treadmill of upgrades while making the old stuff obsolete. It may be that any software company that didn't routinely upgrade its product would go out of business. But what if the rest of the world worked this way? Oh, I lost a sock. I need to get a whole new wardrobe because the replacement sock is version 2.0.1, and the stores now only sell version 2.0.3.

Full article. (http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4243994.html?page=1)

Landon.
mythbusters and Ubuntu combined, my life is now complete :)

[JeffoOfMetal]

That's exactly what I was thinking! :)

[meanmrmustard]

...sooner or later

[insineratehymn]

Haha.

I believe that I read in an interview with <snip> Gates where they asked him "Do you have any computers in your house which are not MS?" He quickly responded, "No. All of my computers are running Vista."

I feel bad for him.

[bigbrovar]

i think something like that happened last year cus i rememered that ubuntu was recommended in the windows market place .. although the advert was taken down after it was taken to the notice of the THE MAN

[Mr. Picklesworth]

Okay, someone needs to start filtering any posts relating to this image. I see it posted in the Cafe just about every day, and it is now well over a year old.
Sheesh!
:(

/end cranky morning mode

[aysiu]

Okay, someone needs to start filtering any posts relating to this image. I see it posted in the Cafe just about every day, and it is now well over a year old.
Sheesh!
:(

/end cranky morning mode
That and the sudo make me a sandwich cartoon...

[LaRoza]

That and the sudo make me a sandwich cartoon...

...and the man woman thing, it is old people, get over it.

[meanmrmustard]

what's funny is, the OP thinks it's real. rofl.

Not likely mate!
LOL

[Tomatz]

Proof at last!

:lolflag:

[Tomatz]

Arrrrgh that messed me up :(

You moved it!

:lolflag:

[Google Spider]

Anyone tried Microsoft Firefox (http://msfirefox.com/) ?

Let me know if its good.

[Tomatz]

Anyone tried Microsoft Firefox (http://msfirefox.com/) ?

Let me know if its good.

LOL Quailiy :)

:lolflag: