Certainly interesting, I'm impressed they even tried it!<div>As mentioned, due to the "cloud" nature of things there is very little to chose between what runs your browser, and most of the "solutions" involved using crippled web-based microsoft software.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Probably the key point to take away is how well microsoft have been reverse engineered, amazing how well everything integrates into a proprietary, undocumented/poorly documented environment. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On 11 February 2011 23:45, Going It Alone <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:reggaemaker@gmail.com">reggaemaker@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
A mildly interesting (flawed) experiment. As usual there are the many<br>
attempts to draw comparisons with windows and windows based<br>
applications. If you want to use windows apps designed for windows<br>
then use windows, it's as simple as that.<br>
<br>
GNU/Linux was never conceived to be a windows killer (Why people<br>
insist on pushing that particular agenda is still a mystery to me),<br>
it's to provide an alternative choice and as such to me, it fulfills<br>
that criteria.<br>
<br>
I am pleased with the responses in that they are not filled with the<br>
usual rants and raves from the zealots on both sides of the op/sys<br>
divide.<br>
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On 11 February 2011 14:33, Jason Irwin <<a href="mailto:jasonirwin73@gmail.com">jasonirwin73@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I got sent this in another list and I think it makes for some interesting<br>
> reading; the PC Pro magazine staff swapped to Ubuntu for the day:<br>
> <a href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2011/02/10/live-blog-running-pc-pro-on-ubuntu/" target="_blank">http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2011/02/10/live-blog-running-pc-pro-on-ubuntu/</a><br>
><br>
> I was expecting this to end up being yet another Linux-bashing piece, how it<br>
> isn't ready for the real world, blah-de-blah and indeed that's how it seems<br>
> to start off. Around midday the tone changes, people are still having the<br>
> odd niggle and some things are just easier with Windows-only apps, but they<br>
> seem to be giving Ubuntu a fair shake of the stick and come out really<br>
> liking that way it does certain things. Most of their plus points could be<br>
> made of any Linux distro I think.<br>
><br>
> They do wonder would such an experiment have been even possible in the other<br>
> direction and I think it is impressive that they just chucked Ubuntu onto<br>
> what kit they had lying around and got through the day with basically no<br>
> training (OK this is an IT rag, they should have a clue about computing).<br>
><br>
> Their negatives give some insight into perhaps why Linux distros don't see<br>
> the adoption they maybe should (Evolution and Gwibber come in for a bit of a<br>
> hammering).<br>
><br>
> As for their moans about authenticating, call me paranoid but I *like* that<br>
> feature!<br>
><br>
> J.<br>
> (Apols if this isn't the sort of thing that's expected on the listd)<br>
><br>
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