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Re: The Windows Ubuntu Operating System

#31

I fail to see the purpose of this. Call me harsh, but I think this is one of those things that is fun to create but not very useful. Possibly that's the reason it was made. The reasoning has everything to do with confusion. This will be a de-facto leaky abstraction of an experience. Many windows programs will not work and require debugging. It isn't clear to the user that this is actually Ubuntu, so the system ultima…

I predict the end state of Windows is a user experience like Aqua is on Darwin for Apple.

That is, Wubuntu = Darwin.

If Redmond can't beat Torvalds, and the cost of kernel development continues to get less affordable when Office365, ActiveDirectory and Exchange are where the money is, then why bother?

Re: The Windows Ubuntu Operating System

#32
post #20

Because they charge $35 for this counterfeit windows, I don't think Microsoft will be kind.

"counterfeit windows" -> the term "windows" is generic and shouldn't be a trade mark anyway...

That argument was tried by Lindows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp._v._Lindows.com....

While it looked like it'd hold up in Anglophone countries (and so Microsoft withdrew to avoid losing the trademark officially), others sided with Microsoft.

Re: The Windows Ubuntu Operating System

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post #20

Because they charge $35 for this counterfeit windows, I don't think Microsoft will be kind.

"counterfeit windows" -> the term "windows" is generic and shouldn't be a trade mark anyway...

It’s not only the term "windows". Take a look at the screenshots.
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