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:Ubuntu's Hype is Misleading (Real Test)
Ubuntu's Hype is Misleading (Real Test)
Oct 17, 2007, 11 :00 UTC (38 Talkback[s]) (12162 reads)

(Other stories by Anant Gowerdhan)

"I gave it to my users for a day and here is how they responded. One guy told me that, "If this is what best Linux is, I'll never move from Windows because its not as user friendly as PCLOS & Dreamlinux". All ten testers reported that it is running slower than Windows on the same machines."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Why is PCLOS magazine reviewing their ow ...   Objective review?   
Dre
Oct 17, 2007, 11:23:58
 
It sure is misleading since it is not si ...   It is misleading.   
Shiva
Oct 17, 2007, 11:48:15
 
It seems like the distros based on KDE a ...   KDE distros seems to win   
Morten Lund
Oct 17, 2007, 11:49:49
 
Ubuntu-7.10 might change that point of v ...   Good read   
linux23dragon
Oct 17, 2007, 11:53:05
 
PCLinuxOS Mag saying that 10 out of 10 w ...   This revue seems a "little" biaised   
Olivier
Oct 17, 2007, 12:03:52
 
i have to agree with this article.. i ha ...   i agree   
Petem
Oct 17, 2007, 12:20:07
 
come under fire from Microsoft.  8-0Perh ...   With all the attention PCLinuxOS may   
GreyGeek
Oct 17, 2007, 12:25:46
 
I agree that Ubuntu is very overhyped. I ...   agree with article   
joet
Oct 17, 2007, 12:53:24
 
Firstly, PCLinuxOS mag review PCLinuxOS  ...   Ubuntu is still the best distro...   
syamsul anuar
Oct 17, 2007, 12:54:40
 
 Why is PCLOS magazine reviewing their o ...   Re: Objective review?   
GreyGeek
Oct 17, 2007, 12:55:21
 
The by-and-far easiest option for people ...   Who cares?   
Rainer Weikusat
Oct 17, 2007, 12:57:23
 
 PCLinuxOS Mag saying that 10 out of 10  ...   Re: This revue seems a   
GreyGeek
Oct 17, 2007, 13:00:20
 
If the web-page design of the article is ...   Off Topic: An Ugly Web Page   
tomb
Oct 17, 2007, 13:03:09
 
PCLOS just didn't work on my laptop. ...   PCLOS on laptop   
Alan
Oct 17, 2007, 13:22:34
 
 BTW, if you "don't know why" then w ...   Re: Re: This revue seems a   
Olivier
Oct 17, 2007, 14:01:29
 
I use PCLinuxOS on my work laptop with n ...   PCLOS works fin on my laptop   
Roger Moore
Oct 17, 2007, 14:05:23
 
OK, so PCLinuxOS Mag is not directly aff ...   But still...   
Skeptic
Oct 17, 2007, 14:29:11
 
It seems this guy, is simply jealous of  ...   Simply jelous   
windows_sux
Oct 17, 2007, 14:33:30
 
Honestly, I'm not going to read an a ...   Not sure about these guys...   
Steve B
Oct 17, 2007, 15:53:14
 
Now WHY would pclosmag.com publish an ar ...   Interesting source   
Ulrik Mikaelsson
Oct 17, 2007, 16:12:46
 
All ten testers reported that [Ubuntu] i ...   Slower than Windows?   
Johnny Laguna
Oct 17, 2007, 16:14:00
 
...out to some one new to GNU/Linux.You  ...   There is no "best" to hand...   
cjm
Oct 17, 2007, 16:27:09
 
> It sure is misleading since it is not  ...   Re: It is misleading.   
Sid Boyce
Oct 17, 2007, 16:35:23
 
I totally agree with your statement that ...   I Agree, it is misleading   
Ben
Oct 17, 2007, 17:55:50
 
I am running PCLOS with a Gnome Desktop, ...   PCLOS   
BobbyC
Oct 17, 2007, 20:57:49
 
I have tried about all the distros I can ...   pvr   
stew
Oct 18, 2007, 00:31:28
 
"The backlash against Ubuntu has already ...   RE: I Agree, it is misleading   
n0neXn0ne
Oct 18, 2007, 00:55:36
 
Windows users (in the vast majority of c ...   The Bias (and Why It Exists)   
Christopher Estep
Oct 18, 2007, 01:43:00
 
> BTW, if you "don't know why" then  ...   Re: Re: This revue seems a   
Tony OBryan
Oct 18, 2007, 12:48:24
 
It is clear that ubuntu is being FUDed u ...   Stop FUD   
Truth
Oct 18, 2007, 13:34:52
 
It is just advertising, it shouldn't ...   Because   
Truth
Oct 18, 2007, 13:37:39
 
First, I find it a bit shall we say "int ...   Old Version of Ubuntu Reviewed   
Todd
Oct 18, 2007, 13:56:27
 
Objectively Ubuntu provides a very easy  ...   Entertaining   
nate
Oct 19, 2007, 19:22:26
 
Facts do not center around personal expe ...   Re: Re: Objective review?   
Nate
Oct 19, 2007, 19:24:23
 
What the writer forgot to mention, was t ...   Re: Slower than Windows?   
umattu
Oct 19, 2007, 21:56:16
 
Interesting to note that the only articl ...   Only Article here   
jonnan
Oct 20, 2007, 07:19:17
 
This article is so ridiculous. Talk abou ...   Ubuntu FUD   
Ronnie Whisler
Oct 27, 2007, 15:50:34
 
I recently downloaded and installed ubun ...   disagree with statement about ubuntu   
Omar
Nov 10, 2007, 17:05:24
 
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