The future of Ubuntu Linux.... Will it make Micro$oft go bankrupt?

marc gmane at auxbuss.com
Wed May 13 14:13:05 UTC 2009


anthony baldwin said:

> marc wrote:
>> Pete Holsberg said:
>> 
>>> laptop wrote:
>>>> I have followed this discussion with great interest being an 80+
>>>> years old user. My 70+ years old brother recently changed to Ubuntu
>>>> and alternates, as needed with Windows. From observation, the main
>>>> reason why Windows persists, particularly with young people, is the
>>>> desire to play games with as little difficulty as possible. If only
>>>> Linux could play all the Windows games we would have a winner.
>>> There are a few apps for which I have not found Linux-equivalents. For
>>> example, Adobe Dreamweaver.
>> 
>> Hurrah!
>> 
>> But seriously, what can you do in DW that modern tools didn't surpass
>> years ago. (I dislike DW with a passion, in case you hadn't guessed!)
>> 
>> 
> Modern tools?
> Honestly, I prefer to build my sites in a text editor...

Er, that's my point. Things have move on a few eons from building sites 
in a text editor.

-- 
Best,
Marc





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